reclaim your voice.
What I wear can’t be replaced. Inside or out, it always stays the same. Day after day, I look at myself and reflect on my outfit of (no) choice. Black skin and nappy curls is what it is. My outfit has its pros and cons. Nonetheless, I take care and maintain it with the utmost…
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Featured Illustration: Titus Kaphar We take human life For granted We treat a mother’s child Like they’re an isolated entity We see Through hollow eyes And empty hearts As if one teardrop Doesn’t stain their clothes Or one death Doesn’t ripple into more A life Wrapped by skin And blanketed By her…
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Featured Illustration: Sage Barnes This is the summer We blossomed into being We stepped inside of ourselves Into the discomfort Of our own minds Of our shared spaces That shape our lives We learned to make choices For healing (us) For nurturing (us) For surviving. All the people inside of us Meet us more often…
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In many ways, media is a reflection of the world we live in and the cultures with which we surround ourselves. One important piece of this reflection is television, where episodic works are presented in people’s living rooms around the world, shaping daily conversations and, in some cases, redefining an entire media landscape. In Asia,…
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Featured Illustration: Ranganath Krishnamani Let them into our home There is nothing You can clasp onto More than a hold From a hand Extending out Letting you know There is solace Lying about The surface of our world Beautiful And unknown Locking myself In my room All alone… …
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Popular culture is a crucial source we constantly draw from to configure our perception of self and others. This makes looking at projected narratives from a critical standpoint of the utmost importance, as media portrayals can be just as empowering and enlightening as they can be detrimental and misleading. Our dependence on the media to…
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Unless you’ve been living quietly in the mountains since this pandemic started (which, kudos to you, sounds like a great idea), you’ve probably heard of a game called “Animal Crossing.” Maybe you’ve also heard of a certain Raymond, an office cat with heterochromia who absolutely everyone seems to be in love with, and if you’re…
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Featured Artwork by Sasha Roberts: A digitally drawn portrait of Zanna Amafu, a Ghanaian-American woman living in Lower East Side Manhattan.
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