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The Black and White
The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White
The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White
Maya Goelman

Maya Goelman, Senior Columnist

Grade 12

Why did you join the Black and White?

I love writing and I always enjoyed reading the B&W and wanted to contribute.

If you could see one movie for the first time again, what would it be?

Dead Poets Society

All content by Maya Goelman
The series "The Owl House," which Disney foolishly cancelled over the summer, is more than just entertaining; it helps to normalize queerness in children’s media.

The Owl House deserves better

By Maya Goelman
November 3, 2021
While moving away is a necessary decision for me to make, it is still painful. It hurts to see someone I had admired greatly — the creator of something I once loved so much — represent something I hate so much.

Why I’m letting go of Harry Potter

By Maya Goelman
May 20, 2021
Gendered language, especially in a classroom setting, has become outdated.

Retire “she or he”: teachers should start using gender-neutral language in the classroom

By Maya Goelman
April 8, 2021
Horror movies portray mental illnesses as inherently scary, which only isolates those suffering from one.

It’s time to stop using mental illness as horror movie fodder

By Maya Goelman
November 1, 2020
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