By: Manavi Nag September 4, 2020March 2, 2021 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 August 24, 2020March 4, 2021 OPINION, RELIGION, WORLD ISSUESfeatured7 Comments

we walk in her footsteps

Featured Illustration: @stuelleta Black Lives Matter x Free Palestine The brutal murders of George Floyd and Eyad Hallaq have been on my heart for a while. Although we are no longer seeing Black Lives Matter or the injustices that Palestinians are facing on traditional media, Black lives still matter and so does the genocide Palestine…

By: Mika Alexander August 9, 2020March 2, 2021 EMPOWERMENT, MENTAL HEALTHfeaturedLeave a Comment

Turning Loneliness Into Passion

Featured Illustration: Seung Won Chun I’m sure most American students are familiar with “burning out”. Our society is no stranger to the work hard, play hard mentality of which people of all ages are taught. I mean, there of course is some truth to this teaching, but Americans equate this ideology with never taking a…

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Women at the End of the World

By: Andrea Salvador March 7, 2021March 7, 2021

ENTERTAINMENT, FEMINISM, WORLD ISSUESLeave a Comment

Featured Image: Robert Koorenny Ever since I was young, I’ve been aware of the environment’s fragility and how acute disturbances could elicit monumental changes. I credit most of this consciousness to natural disaster flicks, as juvenile and nonsensical as it seems. To maintain suspense and entertainment, these movies often speed up the severity of threats…

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National Day of Protest: End Indefinite and Arbitrary Detention of Refugees

By: Lydia Strohfeldt March 6, 2021March 8, 2021

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Images from the National Day of Protest in Melbourne, Australia on March 5, 2021. Use arrows above to navigate through the slideshow. Supporters rallied outside State Library Victoria to demand the government put an end to the indefinite and arbitrary detention of refugees. Known for its hard-line immigration policy and internationally criticised treatment of those…

How I Fell Back In Love With Reading

By: Haleema Ahmed March 5, 2021March 7, 2021

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Featured Illustration: Grace Easton Unboxing new books is a marvelous experience. First, you await the package for days, meticulously reloading the Canada Post website. Then, when the package finally arrives, it must undergo the pandemic-screening process which involves Clorox wipes and social distancing from the box. Finally, the box is opened and the books are…

Forgiveness

By: Sanjana Karthik March 4, 2021March 7, 2021

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Featured Image: Cinyee Chiu I forgive for myself And I forgive myself I forgive the world And perhaps it can too I can’t erase your past Or mine wouldn’t last I can’t forget a face That left me In this vicious dance But I possess a choice For myself As vast…

Hasnain Ali: Producing Opportunities

By: Ariana Bhargava March 1, 2021March 1, 2021

CULTURE, EMPOWERMENT, ENTERTAINMENTLeave a Comment

Featured Image: Yekaterina Gyadu Hasnain Ali is a Pakistani-American Muslim actor and producer from Queens, New York. He has been in short films, web series, TV series, and feature films such as the 2017 romantic comedy Irritable starring Aaron Dake, Stefanie Bloom, Jessica Barrish, and more. Ali’s love for acting began when working in finance.…

An Artist’s Reframing of the Past

By: Nadia Kamies February 24, 2021February 24, 2021

CULTURE, EMPOWERMENT, THE ARTSapartheid, art, collage, culture, forced removals, generational trauma, humanity, Jody Paulsen, postmemory, storytelling, textile collageLeave a Comment

On first viewing, Jody Paulsen’s textile collages displayed against the bright yellow walls of the SMAC Gallery in Cape Town appear to be a joyful celebration of life. I am drawn towards them, wanting to touch the multiple layers of felt, recalling childhood games and crafts. On closer examination though, I recognise deeper references to…

I May Destroy You’s Snub Is About More Than Just Race

By: Amanda Smith February 23, 2021February 24, 2021

EMPOWERMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, OPINIONEmily in paris, golden globes, I may destroy youLeave a Comment

Early this month, the final selection for this year’s Golden Globes was announced. The nominations were some of the most notable films and television shows that encapsulated our screens in 2020 like The Crown, Schitt’s Creek, and so many more. Among those nominated was Emily in Paris, a Netflix series following a young girl’s journey…

Side Effects

By: Kulsum Khan February 22, 2021February 24, 2021

CULTURE, EMPOWERMENT, POETRY & PROSE#poetry, asian, education, equality, marriage, South Asia, south asian mental health, women's rightsLeave a Comment

Featured Image: Hanifa Abdul Hameed Over the sewing machine Among the steady hum Of the needle gliding into the fabric I hear ‘Ladkiyon ko zyaada nahi parhaana chahiye Unki soch badal jaati hai. Ladkiyaan zyaada parh leti hain Toh bahu banna bhool jati hain.’ Girls shouldn’t study too much Their way of thinking changes…

The Rebranding of AAVE: Modern Day Minstrel

By: Kendra Franklin February 18, 2021February 18, 2021

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Featured Image: Shannon Ahren for Alligator African American Vernacular English (AAVE), also known as Black English and Ebonics, is a dialect with its own grammatical rules, vocabulary, and sentence structure. AAVE is believed to have started during slavery, as the enslaved people were unable to understand English, and many were unable to communicate with each…