2020 Election: Who will win this years' election?

By: Sydney Williams

Joe Biden and President Trump go head to head in the presidential election to become the 2020 president of the United States of America.

Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris represent the Democratic party with the hopes of changing and fixing America for every U.S citizen.

President Trump and Mike Pence who are representing the Republican party with trying to make "America great again".

For the last 4 years Trump has shown America he wasn't able to make it great again. From derogatory acts and poor decisions when it came to the pandemic we are still facing til this day.

Lie after lie Trump has told the U.S. its time for someone to come along with good intentions and wise thinking to get America back where it needs to be.

Biden and Harris are the only ones we can count on, Biden has experience in the White House as he assisted late president Barack Obama as his Vice President. He is someone with lots of political experience.

With over 1 million people having COVID in the U.S. this is what Biden had to say in his last debate against Trump. “If you hear nothing else I say tonight hear this ... Anyone who’s responsible for that many deaths should not remain as president of United States of America.”

Trump really didnt comment much on the COVID pandemic, but he's comtinuously telling Americans to just keep fighting. He is also not willing to close down business or shut down parties over the nations. “I caught it. I learned a lot … We have to recover. We can’t close up our nation.”

As polls begin to open Americans across the U.S. get ready to cast their votes in for the November election. 

In the beginning of November, the U.S will be finding out who their new president will be.

Please go out and vote, remember your vote matter!

 How Texas Southern University Became a Legendary College

By: Sydney Williams

Texas Southern University isn’t just a college for African American, it has so much background history that many may not know. In the book Born to Serve: a history of Texas Southern University it shares the upcoming of a school that was once not taken seriously and judge by race.

What stood out the most to me is that TSU students made an impact on the whole city of Houston by just doing one sit in. It changed history and made Texas Southern University Legendary.

Texas Southern University became established by the 50th Texas Legislature on March 3, 1947, below the provisions of Senate bill 140 as a nation-supported institution of better schooling to be positioned in Houston.

Reasons for of the legislature was to perpetuate the segregation of higher schooling in Texas by way of supplying the states black residents a university equivalent to the University of Texas.

The institution, which turned into initially named Texas State University for Negroes, became installed to serve African Americans in Texas, imparting them, for the first time, a program of study comparable to that available to white Texans.

As time went by segregation became worse and the TSU student were fed up with segregation laws and decided to take a stand. By taking a stand they organized a sit-in.

Houston's first sit down-in was held Friday, March 4, 1960 at the Weingarten's grocery shop lunch counter placed at 4110 Almeda avenue, Houston, Texas. 

This sit down-in was a nonviolent, direct motion protest led by using more than a dozen Texas Southern University students. The take sit-in turned into organized to protest Houston's criminal segregation legal guidelines.

As a result of the students' actions, Houston leaders, black and white, met to speak a about way to peacefully desegregate Houston. The students have been unaware of the conferences.

 Media blackouts had been held by many white owned due to the scholars' projects to end racial segregation in Houston. but, not long after the scholars held the March 1 sit-in, Houston businesses quietly desegregated.

Texas Southern is not a predominately black college anymore, they share the love on campus with many other races. As they stand united as one Texas Southern University will go down in history.

Texas Southern put an effect on every segregated school and company there was in Houston. Today the school still strives for greatness as a HBCU. The ancestors of the university paved a way for current students to have equal rights including education.

The Rainbow Coalition: A Fight for Justice

For many years racism has been around for many years, making it hard for the oppressed to live comfortable in the United States. There's been many riots, protests,  and sit downs to put a stop on racism. 

In  1969, a monumental multicultural movement formed in Chicago in the late 1960’s, was the alliance between the Chicago Black Panther Party, Puerto Rican Young Lords, and Poor White Young Patriots Organization. 

Blacks, poor whites and Puerto Ricans teamed up to put an end to stereotypes and racisms that they face in their everyday lives in Chicago.

The Rainbow Coalition was about uniting communities to make a revolutionary change not only in Chicago, but nationally. Racism was a worldwide problem for many communities during that time.

In the film The First Rainbow Coalition Robert Lee stated “ When you left your home, you left the community you could be killed, you could be beaten.”

 Meaning as a black person you leaving your house could result in you being murdered or beaten just for being black. 

These communities were all struggling for the same cause so these organizations decided to unite and make a revolutionary change.

The white poor people of Chicago were facing brutality because they were poor and looked down upon for not being “superior” like the rest of the race.

Hy Thurman said “There were articles that came out classifying us as a dangerous population”.

This movement was a real threat to chicago and the whole United States, to the point where the Chicago PD and the FBI teamed up to assassinate Fred Hampton.

The Rainbow Coalition shocked the world cause many people thought why were blacks, whites, and Puerto Ricans unifying

It was very unexpected for communities to stand together to make a change and that they did.

This shaped the outlook on racism more than any other protest, riot, or sit down.

THE REAL BATTLE HAS BEEN WON

By Sydney Williams

Port Arthur, TX--1 out of 8 women are likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer. Michelle Williams, a mother of 3 and wife for over 20 years was one of those women. After feeling a lump in her breast she immediately contacted her doctor and did lots of testing.

After weeks of waiting, in 2009 of March she was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. “I felt like my world just came crumbling down after I found out the news, I was so scared and in disbelief” said Michelle.  

Searching for a doctor to treat her, she made the decision to visit MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Where she was treated by Dr. M. Green. “They gave me advice and information, which really helped me feel a little bit better” she stated .

Dr. Green explained to Mrs. Williams that she will have to do a minor surgery and chemotherapy treatments , which caused her to lose hair and often made her sick. Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease by the use of chemical substances and used in many hospitals

“I started losing hair until I became bald everywhere, most days I felt so sick that I couldn't leave my room” said Williams “Some days I didn't feel like myself and when I looked in the mirror I didn't look like myself” she also stated . These are common side effects of chemotherapy that most patients go through.

Months and months of chemotherapy she was finally free at last, as Mrs. Williams walked through the doors of MD Anderson to take her last dose of chemotherapy. After a whole year of surgeries and taking all kinds of medicines she was finally done.

“The most  exciting day of that year was being done with chemotherapy, I was so tired of being so sick” she cried “I can finally get back to my family” she stated.

After finishing up chemotherapy, a couple weeks went by as test were being analyzed. she went for her final check up to find out her results which came back positive stating that she was cancer free.

Filled with joy as tears rolled down, it was over. No more test, chemotherapy, surgeries and heartache. “Support and prayer is what got me through it all” she stated “Without love from my family and friends I don't know how I could have survived cancer”.

Williams is now in good health and is helping other woman with their cancer journey as well. She speaks at cancer walks and other events around her local community.

“A lot of women come to me to hear my journey whether they have been diagnosed or not, i am hear to let them know that I am a survivor and they can be one as well” she says. “I beat cancer I didnt let it beat me” also stated. 

She also encourages women to go to the doctor regularly and get checked for things like cancer. Health is important, it doesn’t just happen to women but men also.

Debra Mcgaughey Visits TSU Journalist Students

HOUSTON, TX-- When talking about going into the field of journalism most people look at it as a career that's hard to endure, but when you have professors and people that have the experience  and could show you the practice and process, then the subject becomes helpful. In entering the world of journalism as a student, it is very helpful to hear journalists who have successful career speak about the business.


On April 10, 2019, Debra Mcgaughey came and spoke to the Introduction to Journalism (JOUR) class at the Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas. Ms. Mcgaughey was a journalist, former KHOU Channel 11 TV news anchor and currently Director, Communication Services – Public Information Office, at the Houston Community College – HCC  (Central Campus). Having so much experience in different fields, Ms. Mcgaughey was able to give an insight about her life as a journalist.

First, she talked about her  life as a college student,when she didn't think she was a good writer until she got a paper back from her professor stating it was a well-written. That gave her the motivation to continue to strive and be the best journalist. Before she officially got into the field of journalism, she would intern and volunteer at news stations. As she interned, she gained more knowledge and experience that she needed to take into the world of journalism. She advised that, “When you are skilled with experience finding a job in the journalism field, it becomes a lot easier. Even if the internship is unpaid, still go to get the training that you need to move up in your career.” On to her career, which she started as at the Channel 11 news anchor, she showed clips and photos of her, where she was live on television. After years of being an anchor, Ms. Mcgaughey decided to work for the Houston Community College as a director for the Communication services.

Hearing someone talk about their career and the journey is very inspiring. It gives others a good feeling  and an idea of what is to come, even though everyone journey isn't the same. Ms. Mcgaughey was a perfect example  of what students aspire to be. She is someone who has spent most of her life in the journalism field. Just hearing her talk about the obstacles and dedication it took to accomplish being a successful journalist gives young people enough hope to progress . After taking notes and asking questions from a real journalist, I have something to look up  to when I need guidance. The encouraging words that she gave us were the motivation that my peers and I needed to hear. She is an inspiring woman and her background and life story was exciting to relate to.

She had many good tips and advice, but what really stood out to me was when she stated “Never underestimate yourself”. Then she tells a story about how she thought her writing wasn’t good and her professor wrote a note on one of her assignments saying the paper was outstanding. This is important because, a lot of people that are aspiring journalist often have doubts in their mind about their work until they actually put themselves out there. Everyone doesn’t get it on the first try so you cannot  give up. So, the message that Ms. Mcgaughey gave about “never underestimate yourself” really worked for me. I had doubted my writing as well so I could really relate to her at that moment. She told me to keep practicing and going over my notes and that it will come to me.

Now, after listening to Ms. Mcgaughey journey, I know that  if she can do it, I can definitely do it too.Overall, Ms. Mcgaughey made a huge impact on my dreams of becoming a journalist just by listening to one of her speeches. The journey and experiences she had throughout her journalism career was inspiring to me. Also, her being a black woman in that field must be pretty hard, but it gave me the confidence and courage to be able to go for my dreams. It was an honor to have a speaker with so much advice and tips that were helpful to not just myself, but also my peers. The information that was given by her will be used and cherished throughout my journey.