Post Tagged with: "privilege"

Nicholas Kristof and Winning the Lottery

February 17, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Two weeks ago, Choate hosted Nicholas Kristof, a world-renowned columnist for the New York Times. Nicholas Kristof was hands down the best speaker that has stepped foot on the main stage in my time at Choate. The majority of students and faculty that I spoke with about him agreed, offeringRead More

White Women: Let’s Leverage Our Privilege and Oppose Trump

White Women: Let’s Leverage Our Privilege and Oppose Trump

November 18, 2016 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

The fight for equity has intertwined the struggles of women and minorities for hundreds of years. In the 1830’s, thousands of women were involved in the abolitionist movement, and in the latter half of the century, minorities greatly aided the women’s suffrage effort even after being shunned by the NationalRead More