25 years after Matthew Shepard’s death, LGBTQ+ activists say equal-rights progress is at risk Introduction 25 years after the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student, LGBTQ+ activists are sounding the alarm on the erosion of equal-rights progress. Shepard’s death, which was widely recognized as a hate crime, served as […]
Rolling Stone Publisher Jann Wenner’s Controversial Comments Shed Light on Music Industry’s Bias Introduction The recent controversial comments made by Rolling Stone magazine founder Jann Wenner have once again cast a spotlight on the underlying sexism and racism that permeate the music industry. Wenner, in his forthcoming book “The Masters”, stated that Black musicians and […]