Youeal Abera

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SFU’s SOCA discusses the significance of Black spaces

Youeal Abera February 25, 2019

On Saturday, February 16, SFU’s Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry (SOCA) facilitated a panel discussion titled Black Spaces Matter at the Burnaby campus. The event is part of SOCA’s Black History Month, which aims to educate SFU students, faculty, and staff, about the accomplishments and history of the African-Canadian community. The month of February was officially recognized as Black History Month by the Simon Fraser Student Society earlier this year. With the incentive of having discourse on the significance of Black communities having access to and possession of their own communal spaces, the event aimed to also highlight the…

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Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg bring their voices to The Vogue

Youeal Abera February 17, 2019

  Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are some of the funniest people to ever break out of Vancouver, and this was further proven on the evening of February 15 at the Vogue Theatre. As a part of Just For Laugh’s…

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There should be no comparison between Jordan and Brady

Youeal Abera February 14, 2019

On Sunday, February 3, the New England Patriots won the 53rd SuperBowl. Consequently, the win against the Los Angeles Rams provided legendary football player Tom Brady with his sixth SuperBowl win. Adhering to the typical post-SuperBowl celebrations, Patriot fans celebrated…

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A guide to avoid hypersexualizing Black bodies

Youeal Abera February 4, 2019

As a young Black man who lives in Vancouver, a city where African-Canadians constitute 1.2% of its population, I discovered what it means to be “visually different” at a very young age. When I hit puberty, and when my friends…

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Age-Well Innovation Hub revealed at SFU Surrey

Youeal Abera February 4, 2019

Simon Fraser University Surrey‘s Age-Well Innovation Hub, a newly manifested resource launched by the technology and aging company AGE-WELL Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE), has received $3.5 million dollars in federal funding. The hub, which was first revealed to…

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Commercializing hip-hop risks the loss of its afrocentric roots

Youeal Abera January 27, 2019

I’ll never forget being six years old and seeing Jay-Z on television for the first time. It was July 2001, and my cousins from Toronto were over for the summer holidays. I vividly recall a muffled voice escaping my television…

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Bas, and the Beautiful Effect of Hip-Hop

Youeal Abera January 27, 2019

In a time where hip-hop has officially become the most popular music in America, the genre’s market has become oversaturated with artists who use its culture solely as a means of monetary acquisition. Consequently, hip-hop is now faced with a…

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Environmental reform must commence in the next decade, scientist says

Youeal Abera January 21, 2019

On January 10, SFU Harbour Centre hosted a public lecture from Dr. Joeri Rogelj, a renowned environmental scientist and contributing author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In his lecture, titled “Solutions For 1.5 Degrees: Which Path to…

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LeBron’s G.O.A.T statement is not offensive

Youeal Abera January 17, 2019

When you’re the best player in the league, everything you say or do gets extra attention. However, the more attention a player is given, the more criticism they face as well. If any NBA player knows a thing or two…

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The Winter Break Warning

Peak Web January 9, 2019

The Winter Break Warning ~ A Tale of the Transitional Period ~ Waking up in the afternoon, Then going back to sleep— Drinking every drink And eating what you please. Choosing what you’d like to read And growing lost in…

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