Es posible que conozcan el actor, Pedro Pascal, por su trabajo en Juego de Tronos, El Mandaloriano, y Narcos. O tal vez, como yo, lo conozcan por el videoclip de la canción “Fire Meets Water” de la...
This playlist is exactly what you need for a good time. A collection of instrumentals ranging from South Asian psychedelic funk to African postcolonial jazz, these songs embody calm and steady good vibes,...
Jackson-Reed’s photography club’s exhibit at the Phillips Collection, entitled “DC is Beautiful”, is on display until Sunday, April 10.
The club’s leaders, seniors Wengfay Ho and Olivia Biggs,...
Jackson-Reed senior Henry Cohen is officially the youngest person to ever run for DC Council.
Announcing his candidacy on March 9 via Twitter, Cohen is running to represent Ward 3.
Cohen has...
Wilson will be closed for virtual instruction on Wednesday, December 22.
In the past week, over 50 Wilson students have tested positive for COVID-19, however, the school community has only been notified...
Las elecciones presidenciales colombianas serán el 29 de mayo del 2022. Las campañas ya están en marcha. Debido a que los presidentes colombianos se limitan a un solo mandato, el actual presidente,...
There is a narrative that all Black people in the US are a monolith. It is assumed that we’re all of American Descendant of Slavery (ADOS) ethnicity and that all Black people subscribe to certain views,...
We were sitting in Mr. Besser’s AP Human Geography class, listening to our class playlist. While listening to the curated tunes, an idea came to both of our minds: what if we make a playlist for each...
Sophomore Amina Vázquez has a lot going on in her household. She lives with seven siblings and attends virtual school from her dining room table, so it’s understandable that she rarely has her camera...
Before COVID-19, I was pretty much always happy-go-lucky. Being an academic overachiever and stuffed to the brim with extracurriculars allowed me to keep my emotions at a surface level and not dwell on...
When I first heard of “Residue”, a film following a young Black man encountering rampant gentrification in his neighborhood, I was torn. Was this movie going to be another “Black struggle” film...
Wilson Class of 2019 alum Ella Gantman has always been interested in politics, so when the election came around along with the unique challenge of COVID-19, Gantman knew she had to do something. And she...
Let’s review, shall we?
Our school’s namesake was the 28th President of the United States. Woodrow Wilson’s term lasted from 1913 to 1921, during which he supported and passed many bills enforcing...
When she’s not requesting her friend’s opinions regarding her Kermit the Frog drawings, junior Nina Skelly is asking herself if and when she’ll muster up the concentration to work on her AP US History...
There’s no one way for a Black person to speak
Written by Sophia Ibrahim
A comment some Black people might get—especially if they grew up/live in a non-predominantly Black neighborhood—is that...
High school is the time when many teenagers get jobs, whether they’re in the summer or during the school year. I’ve been working for two summers now, and I recently got a new job in addition to the...
For many Black Tigers, life is a constant teeter-tottering between trying to maintain their time as teenagers and recognizing that because of the color of their skin, they are forced to protest, grow up...
For the last 30 years, Somalia has been known as a “failed state.” It’s topped lists about countries most dangerous to travel to and has been seen as a hopeless cause; a land of pirates, war, and...
As Virginia’s confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 254, Governor Ralph Northam announced on Monday, March 23, that all public and private schools in Virginia will remain closed for the rest of the 2019-20...
"QPac by Quando Rondo
Zach Isaacs
7.5/10
“QPac,” the debut album of Quando Rondo, a young rapper from Savannah, is instantly put to high standards and a lot of skepticism. Referencing one of the...
School Without Walls and District of Columbia International School closed on Monday, March 9th to limit the risk of exposure to COVID-19.
A School Without Walls teacher was in contact with a coronavirus...
While the college application process is daunting for all high school seniors, the details are different for students of varying backgrounds and demographics. Seniors Selam Weimer, Sabrina Hevia-Lenckiwicz,...
American University (AU), Howard, George Washington, and Georgetown: the most well-known colleges in our lovely city. Since they are right in the heart of the nation's capital, you would expect these college...
You might spot him running around the fourth floor with his bike in tow before class starts, or hanging out in the staff break room during his planning periods through a crack in the door. With his impeccable...
Freshmen: "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
Sophia Ibrahim
If William Golding’s novel “The Lord of the Flies” was a song from the early 2000s, it would be “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers....
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