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Why We Need an All-Black Press
The 2016 presidential election included a candidate whose campaign slogan was “Make America Great Again,” but truth be told, America has never been great for Blacks.
Why Analog Is Back in Style: Meet Animator Janie Korn
Artist Janie Korn employs old-school claymation and stop-motion techniques, a hands-on art form that defies the challenges often associated with a lack of CGI training.
What a Recent Health Scare Taught Me About Natural Healing
An abnormal pap smear leads to an exploration of how and where we find our healing.
Hot Mess in Distress: Why We Love to Hate on Female Celebrities
Compare the media’s treatment of Amy Winehouse to that of Mel Gibson, and we see how quickly female celebrities are branded a “hot mess.”
Meet the Female Founder Behind the Shoemakers Movement
Brooklyn Shoe Space founder Keiko Hirosue makes more than shoes; she makes a safe space for female artisans.
Breaking Boundaries for Dance—and Female Choreographers
Kinesis Project founder Melissa Riker’s goal is to get dance off the stages and onto the streets, helping female choreographers and dancers along the way.
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Books
Poems of Desire, Poems of Self: Lisa Russ Spaar’s “Orexia”
A review of Lisa Russ Spaar’s fifth poetry collection, Orexia: “love has stories not mine to know/ or ever tell.”
Jess Arndt’s “Large Animals” is All About Pushing Limits
Arndt’s debut story collection, “Large Animals,” is both intellectual and experimental.
The Floridian Underbelly: A Review of Sarah Gerard’s “Sunshine State”
Sarah Gerard’s collection of essays is part-memoir, part-investigative journalism about the darker sides of Floridian life.
Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman
Blair Braverman’s memoir, “Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube,” is filled with excitement and tells of her toughness, her determination, her passion. And though the specifics are unique to Braverman, her message is universal for all women …
