Keep the momentum going
With the killing of Breonna Taylor passing its one-year anniversary, and the killing of George Floyd following not too far behind, the topic of police reform and racial justice...
With St. Joe’s students isolated to abide by COVID-19 protocols, chances to connect with fellow students are limited. Each week, The Hawk will offer conversations with various student leaders to help...
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...
Examining the viral trend of posting infographics
If you've scrolled through Instagram in the past few months, you’ve likely come across aesthetically pleasing, multi-page posts educating users about...
In a speech he made in Los Angeles in 1962, Malcolm X, a prominent human rights activist, said, “The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is...
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...
Following through on our Jesuit values
Beginning with the protests after George Floyd’s killing by police, we watched members of the St. Joe’s community fill social media with support for The Movement...
“Just like a Woman,” an exhibition by Lavett Ballard, M.F.A., is currently displayed in Merion Hall until Oct. 1. Ballard utilizes collages and mixed mediums to share the powerful and unknown stories...
On Aug. 30, students, faculty, staff and supporters from the Lower Merion and Overbrook school districts marched from Cynwyd Station Park in Bala Cynwyd to Tustin Playground in Overbrook in order to protest...
Which professional teams and leagues boycotted their games?
On Aug. 26, players across six NBA teams decided not to play in a slate of postseason games as a statement in the fight for racial justice.
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