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By Briana Lawrence Once upon a time, there was a nine-year-old girl who had to lose weight for her father’s wedding. She was gonna be the cutest flower girl to ever walk down the aisle, but only after she dropped a few pounds. With the guidance of her soon-to-be stepmother, she lost the weight, fit […]

by Briana Lawrence Self reflection is… weird. You’re sitting there, drinking a cup of coffee out of your favorite mug (mine being a Tetris themed mug with the words “EPIC FAIL” plastered on them since the pieces aren’t put together properly — it’s me in a nutshell). You’re sitting there, minding your own beeswax when, […]

Following reader backlash and protest, the Nation magazine has issued an apology for printing a poem by NEA Fellow Anders Carlson-Wee entitled “How-To”. The editors of the Nation’s poetry section, Stephanie Burt and Carmen Gimenez Smith, said they initially believed the poem was a “profane, over-the-top attack on the ways in which members of many […]

I always stop scrolling on his face. I always stare into those puppy dog eyes, aged far beyond their years by hell itself. They stare back in my direction but not at me. Like he was looking for something and I got in the way. Like everything got in the way of what he was […]

Elbert Howard, one of the original six members of the Black Panther Party, formally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, has died at the age of 80 years old. Howard had been sick for a number of years, according to his wife Carol Hyams who confirmed his death to the Associated Press. Howard had been […]

In Central Florida, the two cities of Jacksonville and Orlando have been the target of a string of serial murders targeting Black LGBTQ+ people. Many are anxious and worried about their safety.

by Andrew Keahey I love Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This has never been a secret. I know it, my friends know it. I’ve watched the entire series multiple times, and I own the DVD’s. In my house, there have been Buffy parties with Buffy cakes, and everyone who is unlucky enough to be friends with […]

According to Marvel, Shuri, the technological wizard behind much of T’Challa’s weaponry and the suits he dons as Black Panther and protector of Wakanda, will be getting her own comic book title soon. Penned by science fiction phenomenon Nnedi Okorafor, who was recently named one of the best science fiction writers of the past 150 […]

by Andrew Keahey This essay contains some spoilers for The First Purge. Catharsis is important. As marginalized people, every day that we’re alive and drawing breath in this country, we are bombarded with things that infuriate and sadden us. The news not only traumatizes us by showing us the seemingly incessant violence perpetrated against us, […]

Indya Moore is set to star in and executive produce a TV series titled Magic Hour, which is a retelling of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. According to Shadow and Act, Moore, who is one of five trans actors on Ryan Murphy’s hit show Pose was tapped by writer/director Che Grayson. The 200 year anniversary of the […]

By Briana Lawrence For some, the family they’re born into doesn’t always take too kindly to Pride symbols like that rainbow bumper sticker on the back of their car. It’s something that irritates the piss out of my mother, who has told me time and time again that she can’t fathom how someone can abandon […]

by Andrew Keahey Black horror films have a consistent combination of factors that make them successful in the public eye: relatability and catharsis. The elements in our horror movies meant to frighten and upset are often familiar to us, and are scary because the fear is something we have felt before, and often. When the […]