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By Erin Corbett I have been asked by a number of people about naming drones. “Do drone operators name their drones?” “Do drone operators give their...
By Hari Ziyad Two nights ago, I was traumatized by the racially motivated massacre of nine Black people in a church in Charleston, SC. Last...
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Today I mourn with the families and community of the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) in Charleston, S.C. I mourn for the living and...
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Song For My Daughter You are nearly here. Around and above me slithering voices, anxious midwife barks. My own voice surges from a...
By Emily Wershba A “new” wave of feminism (and anti-feminism) in pop culture has resulted in a newfound respect for feminist pop songs and...
By Maria Hengeveld Since its opening in 1895, Low Memorial Library has become one of Columbia University’s most admired architectural sites. Its magnificent façade...
I remember Justine Black from elementary school. She was smart. She was brown, but not brown like me. I was black like most of the...
By Alisha Hiebert She tells me to rock my hips. Back and forth, side to side. I rock my hips – thinking of their...
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By Lydia Lopez Recently, I attended a panel called “Women’s Rights in the 21st Century: Fifteen Years After United Nations Security Council Resolution...
In Alice Walker’s short story “The Flowers,” a little girl happens upon the decomposing body of a lynching victim while she is out picking flowers. ...
By Eric Plemons After a debilitating injury at work left Shane Smith permanently disabled, he joined the ranks of more than 50 million Americans who...
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By Mariah Conn Start workout. My shoe feels loose. Glance behind. This hill is too steep. Nailed it. Oh, the tunnel. Better take out...