Alison Hernandez

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Worked on 146 assignments, created 97, named on 29 bylines for Talon Marks.

By (Alison as section editor) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Saying 'no no' to Momo

Photo credit: Sofia Gallegos

Are you parenting your children or is the internet doing it for you? It’s no surprise that in this day and age with the internet being so wildly available that parents hand their children things like iPads and cellphones to get a quick 20 minutes of peace, but that 20 minutes could cost some children their lives. Many parents hand...

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By (Alison as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 1 min read

Free Speech Zone: What can be done to prevent things like the mom challenge from happening again?

Jessica: "I think it's controversial with what you can and can't do about it, but for parents I think they should see what their kid is watching and make sure they know what it is. For the kids, if you see something like that pop up, get off the app and tell your parents." Daisy:" Personally I have a cousin...

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By (Alison as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Breakup with your boyfriend, he's bored

These hoes aint loyal? No. These bros aint loyal. The newest twitter thread that will have you laughing while feeling slightly ashamed at some of the male population. Seven time Grammy nominee Ariana Grande released a new album titled “thank u, next” which quickly soared to the top of the charts, but not only has the album caught a lot...

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By (Alison as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Apple's anti-gay emoji is not real but it could be a real disaster

As far as situations go, Apple should consider itself lucky: a real anti-LGBT emoji would have been a disaster. If you’re still upset with the company over the anti-gay emoji, it’s time to learn that it was nothing more than a glitch that’s not even Apple’s doing; it’s Unicode!Unicode Consortium basically assigns each text, symbol, and emoji their own number...

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By (Alison as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

The ‘Empire’ star who cried hate!

“Empire” star Jussie Smollett, is now out on bond just weeks after he reported an alleged assault and claiming it was a hate crime. The Chicago Police Department investigated and found out that the actor actually orchestrated the assault himself. Smollett's story started to fall apart when he did an interview on ABC news, during which his mannerisms seemed off...

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By (Alison as section editor) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

Why Angelinos should give a ‘dam’

Photo credit: Sofia Gallegos

In past years ice caps have began to resonate back to their liquid state and sea levels are infinitely rising due to climate change. Climate change is an ever growing threat to life on earth and within coming days we all could see just a case of what is it come in the form of a mega storm. This mega...

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By (Alison as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

White Knights and White Lies

Politicians in America have always used their platforms as a means of delivering empty promises and statements that are far too good to be true. There is not one politician who has not done this, not one who is exempt. They, however, are not solely to blame, as we take their promises and place the person who said them on...

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By (Alison as section editor) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Playing the Game: Valentine's Day

Hallmark played you didn’t they? They fed you lies that Valentine’s Day equates to love and you really thought that they’re taking you on this date because they wanted to spend the rest of their life with you or something. Here’s a reality check for you: it's just a date. While there are many people out there who are hoping...

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By (Alison as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Coffee Talk: Bryan Singer must be taken down!

The Hollywood Industry has a long history of pedophilia which has been kept as an open secret for a while in which is disgusting because this industry has allowed abuse for many decades towards young children and it must stop for good. The mainstream media does not address enough of Hollywood's pedophilia problem and how these predators are not stopped...

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By (Alison as section editor) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

Peaceful migrants treading on thin ICE

Photo credit: Sofia Gallegos

The recent arrest of 21 Savage has brought to light a problem bigger than crossing the border. According to an article by the New York Times, Savage’s lawyers stated that he will be released from custody on Wednesday 13, after having been detained by ICE for more than a week. ICE, intended to “promote public safety,” has now begun to...

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