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Black Enough
The school bus halts at my stop. My cul-de-sac still out of view, I continue forward, listening to the satisfying crunch of leaves under my feet, trying to forget the day I just had.
Ana vs. The Codex
How has the pre-Hispanic cultural tradition of painting translated to the art present in our community today?
Editor’s Note, A Seat at Our Table
Writing and research from Shatima Jones's interdisciplinary seminars, “(De)Tangling the Business of Black Women’s Hair” and “Black Experiences in Literature, Movies, and Television,” published in honor of Black History Month, 2021.
Blackness on Film: Tropes, Trauma, and Resistance
The fourth installment of "A Seat at Our Table," featuring “Breaking the Stigma: Black Mental Health Narratives in Film” by Andrea Maia, “Black Trauma and Resistance in Film: A Characterization of Police Brutality” by Cecilia Innis, “The Magical Negro Trope ...
Black Trauma and Resistance in Film
A Characterization of Police Violence in "Queen and Slim" and "The Hate You Give"
The Magical Negro Trope in Literature and Film
An analysis of "Uncle Tom’s Cabin," "The Green Mile," and "Ghost"
Black Women and Liberation in Blaxploitation Films
The genre changed the landscape of Black women in film, but were Blaxploitation's leading women truly liberated?
Portrayals of Black Masculinity in Paid in Full
How do the film's varying portrayals of Black masculinity fuel the idolization of each of the three main characters?
Black Aesthetics and Activism
The thirds installment of "A Seat at Our Table," featuring “Fashion Activism: The Politics of Dress During the Civil Rights Movement” by Taylor Haynes, “Aretha Franklin's R-E-S-P-E-C-T-ability Politics: Hair, Music, and Activism” by Kayla Perez, “Redefining "Femininty": How Black, Queer ...
