Editorial: the power of representation

Editorial: the power of representation

This letter represents the view of Old Gold & Black Managing Editor Maria Silveira, not the Old Gold & Black. Growing up as the granddaughter of four Cuban immigrants who left a homeland where free speech is suppressed, I learned that exchanging ideas and perspectives is a privilege. When certain stories go unnoticed, our democracy is threatened, and our empathy for differences dwindles. This is especially true of historically marginalized voice…