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The Autumn Article
September always feels like a reset – the air shifts, routines change, and there’s this possibility that lingers in the season. For me, my first edition is about reflecting on what’s happened and happening around us, from politics shaping our future to the cultural moments that define our now. It’s also about grounding myself in…
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Howard’s Great Irony; Where Black Excellence Meets Classist Elitism
“History for Sale: What Happens When an HBCU Chooses Profit Over People” Howard University, “The Mecca,” is supposed to be the intellectual and cultural stronghold of Black excellence. It was founded post-Civil War to educate the formerly enslaved and their descendants. But somewhere along the way, the mission shifted; from liberation to luxury, from access…
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Beyonce’s Shirt Isn’t the Problem; Misogynoir Is
It’s officially gotten weird. Beyoncé, one of the most influential Black women in music history, wore a t-shirt during her Cowboy Carter tour stop; and apparently, that was enough to send the internet into a meltdown. The shirt in question? A statement tee referencing America’s violent past and its current contradictions. Was it provocative? Yes.…
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Not Soft, Just Tired: Gen Z Isn’t Lazy, We’re Traumatized
“We Carry Grief Like a Backpack and Still Keep Going” They say we’re glued to our phones. That we want everything handed to us. That we’re soft. Fragile. Sensitive. But they never ask why. Why is it that we can’t sleep at night unless there’s background noise? Why do we joke about trauma with the…
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