By: Manavi Nag September 4, 2020October 20, 2020 POLITICS, WORLD ISSUESfeaturedLeave a Comment

How Has Black Lives Matter Affected the Rest of the World?

Featured Illustration: Maya Kay Following the death of George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter Movement (BLM) has become a widespread phenomenon. A movement that fights to combat police brutality against Black people and abolish white supremacy, Black Lives Matter has provided a much-needed wake-up call to many. All over the world, people are standing in…

By: Shira Speaks July 14, 2020October 20, 2020 CULTURE, EMPOWERMENTblack, featured, muslim, name, nigeriaLeave a Comment

There is Power in Our Names

Featured Image: ‘Afrovaganza’ by Teni Oluwo, photographed by Felix Crown As a Nigerian, my first name is not actually Nigerian. In fact, scratch that — as much as I love being Nigerian, Nigerians tend to be homogenized as one. A country with over 250 ethnic groups and you expect every single ethnic group to be…

By: Jadidsa Perez June 22, 2020October 7, 2020 CULTURE, EMPOWERMENTfeaturedLeave a Comment

Butterfly Wings Made From a Dollar Bill

Featured Illustration: ‘The Mirabal Sisters’ by Ruby Schwa Disclaimer: This is a piece I wrote for a memoir class. . . . Eggs The Dominican 200 bill holds the faces of not one, but three women. Minerva, María Teresa, and Patria. Three sisters, to be exact. The bill bleeds different shades of pink throughout, but…

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Nigeria: From #EndSARS to #EndSWAT

By: Irene Schrader October 19, 2020October 20, 2020

POLITICS, WORLD ISSUESbrutality, endsars, endswat, nigeria, police, police brutality, protestsLeave a Comment

Featured Illustration: NIYIOKEOWO A video surfaced online on October 3rd, 2020 showing officers from Nigeria’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit dragging two men out of a hotel and shooting one of them. It has since sparked nationwide outrage and protests. The #EndSARS hashtag, first created in 2017, has been used and trending on social…

Arlo Parks: Voice of a Generation

By: Janiene Farquharson October 18, 2020October 20, 2020

CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENTLeave a Comment

Featured Image: Clash Magazine Arlo Parks has a notably gentle voice. In a striking way, it is pretty, soft, and rather captivating. With two EPs in her discography and several singles, the London-based singer has recently seen her popularity grow with some great musical achievements. In August, she performed her most recent single ‘Hurt’, which…

Threads

By: Anu October 13, 2020October 20, 2020

MENTAL HEALTH, POETRY & PROSELeave a Comment

Featured Artwork: Artem Stefanov I sew myself shut With the delicate threads of false hope That maybe tomorrow I could move freely again Void of the looming fear That one single string would break And everything would fall apart All around my numb body as I lay curled Clawing at the remains, trying to hold…

Love

By: Sanjana Karthik October 12, 2020October 20, 2020

POETRY & PROSELeave a Comment

Featured Illustration: Samiksha Singh Love is meant to be pure Golden streams Of honey A heart traveling One to another Without any stop signs Natural Not contaminated Or filtered by conditions A heart That’s an open book Misunderstood at times But loved by others Pages Now smothered By neighbouring dust Trapped…

Netflix Rom-Coms and Their Love For Problematic White Boys

By: Hasya Fatiha October 11, 2020October 20, 2020

ENTERTAINMENT, OPINIONLeave a Comment

Featured Illustration: Annabelle Klein *Note: This piece contains spoilers for the following films: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and The Kissing Booth 1+2. . . . Two years ago, the world of young adults was shaken with the arrival of the film adaptation of To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before. The gorgeous colour…

Am I Lucky?

By: Zaineb Sharif October 10, 2020October 20, 2020

POETRY & PROSE, POLITICS, WORLD ISSUES#BlackLivesMatter, life, poetry, racism, systematic racismLeave a Comment

Featured Image: Mahmoud Abu Zeid Am I lucky I am not American? The guns rattling in my head, The banners, the posters, The Black Lives Matter The kids shaking the country till the government falls to its knees. Am I lucky I am not Yemeni? Constantly fighting the hunger, the pain, the hurt, The…

Reclaiming the Reel: Australian Indian Actress Ria Patel is Writing Her Own Roles

By: Haley Sengsavanh October 5, 2020October 7, 2020

CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, FEMINISMLeave a Comment

Growing up as a Gujarati Indian in Australia, Ria Patel often felt like an outsider. During her studies at the New York Film Academy, she began to utilize her unique identity to inspire her work. Now, as an award-winning actress and writer, Patel is a force to be reckoned with. The films she creates commonly…

Reflections on Heritage Day in South Africa

By: Nadia Kamies October 4, 2020October 7, 2020

CULTURE, OPINIONart, beading, cultural appropriation, culture, heritage, heritage day, jewellery, neckpieces, South AfricaLeave a Comment

As I scrolled through posts on social media about the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG), I noticed that she wore her iconic white beaded collar in the majority of the images. Apparently, it’s a favourite in her collection of neckpieces, and came from South Africa, where it is made and worn…

Tackling Colorism in Asian Communities

By: Sophie Ronodipuro October 3, 2020October 7, 2020

CULTURE, OPINIONblack lives matter, blm, current events, immigrant, self-love, self-reflection, systematic racism, writingLeave a Comment

Featured Illustration: Katherine Tsai When we think of racism, the easiest thing that comes to mind is ignorant white folk and the ghost of colonialism past (is it though?) and the pain it has consequently brought us for years. What we sometimes fail to criticize, and even acknowledge at times, is the racism that exists…