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Black in Spain
- by Marissa Martinez
- 17 January
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Attending school in PWIs my whole life has prepared me to be the only one well enough. But it’s a different situation where you don’t see anyone… at all… that looks like you....

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‘Deeply Rooted’ Identities: Expression Through Hair
- by Jesse Noss
- 12 January
The importance of Black hair and its tie to identity is something I only recently began to fully...
Q&A with Tracy Vaughn-Manley
- by Imani Harris
- 10 January
Tracy L. Vaughn-Manley is an assistant professor on a tenure track in Northwestern’s African American Studies Department....
Personal Essay: Creator Restored
- by Ayana Davis
- 9 January
This personal essay was originally published in the Fall 2019 print issue, but heavily reduced in word content...
Painting the Color Black: the Portrayal of Black Characters on screen
- by Onyeka Chigbogwu
- 9 January
Black people have struggled for decades to be represented on movie screens. But what’s even more important than...