BlackBoard

Northwestern University’s Black Student Magazine.

BlackBoard

Northwestern University’s Black Student Magazine.

Category: Featured

Barbershop Talks: Fostering Community at the Black House

by Aaron Lewis
9 March

Last Sunday, the men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. at Northwestern hosted free haircuts and pizza at The Black House for an event they..

From the Blues to the Trap: The Evolution of Black Music

by Tyra Triche
3 March

“Sugar Shack” by artist Ernie Barnes. Also known as that one painting hanging in the home of every Black auntie. Black music has “that..

Alternatives: Moving Beyond the Private Prison

by Kali Robinson
3 March

In 2016 alone, the Washington Post counts nearly 800 instances of fatal police shootings. Although most of these victims were white, when adjusted for U.S...

Defining Activism

It’s that sting of “All Lives Matter.” It’s the pestering arguments between the “oh so different” Malcolm X’s and Martin Luther King Jr.’s. It’s respectability..

Living in Color: Decolonizing Art—Burlesque and Beyond

The POC burlesque show coming to campus at the tail-end of reading week is placing more than just models of color in the limelight; they’re..

Making it Into the Real World: NSBE Panel Explores Jobs and the Value of Networking

by Tyra Triche
22 February

On Saturday afternoon, Northwestern’s chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers hosted a panel of Northwestern alumni to discuss their career paths after college...

Your President Was Black: Reflecting on Obama in the Age of Trump

I was in the fourth grade the first time someone told me that Obama’s role as “president of all Americans” neutralized his blackness. It was..

Why Black History Month Matters to Everyone

by Kali Robinson
7 February

In retrospect, my introduction to Black History Month was problematic, to say the least. Picture this: A kind, older, white teacher tells a room full..

Dr. Mae Jemison, The First Black Woman in Space, Talks Inspiration, MLK, and Unlimited Potential

by Kali Robinson
25 January

Dr. Mae Jemison, The first woman of color to enter space, promoted diversity in the STEM fields Monday evening, saying that minority groups in the..

When Self-Care is Radical: the Importance of Black Joy

by Kali Robinson
14 January

Although the phrase “Black Lives Matter” often evokes images of activists flooding the streets in protest and crying out for justice, some of “Black Lives..