The issue of food insecurity isn’t new for those of us who aren’t privileged enough to benefit from the fruits of wealth. The definition of food security is the availability of food and individuals’ ability to access it. This Viewpoint is a follow up to the previous article written in…
All-Black cast putting a spotlight on marginalized communities. A conversation with student creator and director Octavia Washington. What was the inspiration for your play? Octavia: It’s written after Theater 225, which talked about abstract theater and what it means to create an abstract play. There’s a lot of realism connected…
First-years Grace Bassekle, Mariam Zewdu, Amira Aladetan, Tae Bush and Faith Agboola mobilized after the tragic killing of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, to raise money for Daunte’s family and provide supplies for protesters in the Brooklyn Center area. In collaboration with the Ujamaa Collective, CarlsAct has set up…
My interest in doing a photoshoot with the Sayles Girls was to highlight a small, relatively unknown BIPOC women’s group on campus. The Sayles Girls are a group of Black women and femmes from the Class of 2024 who share a common sisterly bond like no other. What started as…