Classism

Dressember: Fashionable fight against human trafficking | News | uatrav.com
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Dressember: Fashionable fight against human trafficking | News | uatrav.com

Amid students bundled in coats and multiple layers this winter, one person stood out from the crowd. UA freshman Clara Ehorn has worn a dress every day since the beginning of December, not for personal preference, but to make a statement. Ehorn works as an advocate for Dressember, an organization founded in 2009 by a…

“Crossing the River” review: Novel swims with deep issues
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“Crossing the River” review: Novel swims with deep issues

Fred Khumalo pulls no punches when it comes to the subject matter of his latest youth fiction novel. While many think of the genre as a breeding ground for optimism, Khumalo uses it to introduce young adults to the  visceral southern African issues of tribalism, xenophobia, racism, classism, rape, vagrancy, human trafficking and organ harvesting….