When I first heard of the Facebook messages that were sent this summer, I felt discouraged by the lack of progress our community has made […]
Category: The Bradford Reflects
As a staff, The Bradford takes a moment to reflect on the daily events that affect our lives–locally, nationally, and internationally.
Seemingly becoming more divided each week, America needs to continue conversation on race
Scrolling through the Race and Ethnicity page of The New York Times, a person unfamiliar with racial discrimination and injustices would be sick to their […]
How Wellesley racism impacts the nation
The disturbing conversation between a group of Wellesley High School students this summer shocked Wellesley residents, yet unified the town through a shared disgust in […]
From the lens of international relations
Initially, I didn’t hear about Charlie Hebdo until a day after it happened. Even then, I heard spotty coverage and wasn’t completely sure what happened. […]
A hit close to home
Ever since the attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper in Paris, journalists around the world have been debating the difference between freedom of speech […]
Freedom of respect
The terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo is a cause for concern for people of all religions. The world wide press is mainly focused on the […]
Hebdo’s request
The images and words printed by Charlie Hebdo can be viewed as offensive, maybe disturbing, immoral, horrifying even, and this is exactly why they are […]
Je suis juste moi
As a Muslim living in America, I am offended by having to defend others’ right to offend my beliefs. Especially in the past few months, […]
The problem with posthumous ethnocentrism
Through the eyes of journalists, and those who support Western ideals, freedom of speech is a right that individuals deserve. In spite of the necessity […]
We must fight on
“Do you know why people like violence?” Benedict Cumberbatch says in a low, empty voice, playing the role of Alan Turing in the recently released […]