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The American Dream and the Real Immigrant Story
A simple breakdown of the process, the experience, and the Dream itself   One could think of the United States of America…
ARIANA BHARGAVA
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Ugly Patriarchy
Woman, they say Your breasts get larger each day! It is now time  To find a man, they conclude Hands clasped together…
SANAA MIRZ
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
half&half
Featured Image: Natalia Senanayake i’m like a warm coffee pot blend the paleness of milk, mixed with strength and aroma a blend…
NATALIASENANAYAKE
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Stereotypes
Featured Image: Lucxama Sylvain Aged eleven I knew Black was not beautiful That my 4c coils, dark brown skin, and protruding curves…
SANAA MIRZ
CULTURE, LIFE
Once My Enemy, Now My Love
Featured Illustration: Ekaterina Kapranova During my elementary and middle school years, I dreaded lunch period because I was embarrassed to open up…
SHAYDA VANDYOUSSEFI
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
“I want to write stories that flow like rivers”: In conversation with F. S. Yousaf
F. S. Yousaf has come a long way. Having first started writing in 2013, he began posting his poetry online in 2015,…
CHRISTOPHER SORIANO
LIFE
Goodbye, Arch: Sharing Sorrow
South Africa lost a much-loved leader in Nobel Peace laureate and Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, in December 2021. A…
NADIA KAMIES
CULTURE
Blackness, Belonging, and Mental Health: A Book Review
Disclaimer: This review may contain spoilers for ‘Maybe I Don’t Belong Here: A Memoir of Race, Identity, Breakdown and Recovery’ by David…
NADIA KAMIES
CULTURE, EMPOWERMENT
What Really Happened During the Minneapolis Riots: My Southside Resistance
I vividly remember Mr. Floyd’s murder. The killing that would completely shift my perception of my city, the killing that would cause…
AVAGRACE
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Orange Bites
I sink my teeth into the skin of an orange child  blossoming from the furtive beginnings of youth,  hissing as ocherous juice…
M.A. RIAZ
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
My father
Featured Artwork: ‘Hand Studies Charcoal’ by Matt Mozgiel   is meticulous lithe fingers cupping my cheeks toned from a thousand hours in…
JESSICA LIU
CULTURE, POLITICS
The New Capitalist Advertising Strategy: Performative Diversity and Inclusion
Featured Illustration: ‘Screen Time’ by Zoë Cain It’s Friday morning after Martin Luther King Jr. day and I begrudgingly walked into my…
DR. JESSICA POULSON

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