What is Juneteenth? (June + nineteenth)
Juneteenth, which stands for June Nineteenth, is a commemoration of an announcement made on June 19, 1865, by Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger informing enslaved...
In the past year, young people have been at the forefront of social justice movements across the U.S., acting as catalysts for change at local and national levels. Young Philadelphians have joined the...
Anti-Asian hate incidents escalating across the U.S.
“Please be careful when you go out, there have been attacks on Asian Americans lately,” my mom said to me during my phone call with her on Monday,...
Holding our leaders accountable
After the frightening, depressing days following the insurrection at the Capitol, it was a relief to see a sunny, normal-as-possible Inauguration Day on Jan. 20.
Inaugurations...
Supporting Black-owned businesses
The St. Joe’s community has made many statements supporting The Movement for Black Lives during its height last summer, following the killing of George Floyd. In an...
The double pandemic
It is clear that 2020 was a difficult year for everyone, and it is no surprise that Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. As we...
Why it matters
When Joe Biden campaigned for president, he spoke about how he was determined to make his administration reflect the U.S. His administration has made several groundbreaking moments, the...
Every Thursday, between 2 p.m. and dusk, anyone stuck in traffic at the intersection of Lancaster Avenue and City Avenue will see a group of church members and individuals from the surrounding communities...
In the aftermath of the recent killing of Walter Wallace Jr. by the Philadelphia police department and subsequent pro-tests, The Hawk compiled a list of donation-based resources in Philadelphia, and education-based...
Two days after the Oct. 26 killing of Walter Wallace Jr. by Philadelphia police while Wallace was experiencing a mental health crisis, a group of St. Joe’s students and faculty organized a gathering...
Doneene Keemer Damon ’89, the first Black woman president and director of the Delaware law firm Richards, Layton & Finger, spoke about her law career via Zoom to St. Joe’s students, faculty and...
Approximately 300 people gathered on Oct. 3 at the bottom of the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art to protest racial injustice and police violence after the murder of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman...
