BlackBoard

By Black creatives, for Black creatives.

BlackBoard is a digital and print publication that provides space for Black creatives to publish work concerning Black experiences on Northwestern’s campus in the United States and globally. As the only undergraduate magazine with the express purpose of serving Black students, BlackBoard aims to illuminate our stories within journalism and other student-led efforts, doing so by celebrating our unique experiences and affirming our stories as valuable and newsworthy.

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Our favorite picks this month.

Chicago-based artist Karé Williams explores Black identity and transformation with “Dancing in the Rain,” Dittmar Gallery’s latest exhibition goes public

“Dancing in the Rain,” an exhibit curated by Dittmar Gallery Assistant & Technician Gabby Gutierrez, opens today in the cozy exhibition room located in Norris, right next to Shake Smart. It is marked by an opening ceremony where Williams will once again introduce a crowd of Northwestern community members to his art.

Habiba Affo

Keeping Hope Alive: FirstRepair hosts National Town Hall for Day Two of Annual Reparations Symposium

“All that you touch, you change. All that you change, changes you. The only lasting truth is change. God is change. Reparations are change,” town hall facilitator Dr. Marcus Hunter said, opening the event with a tribute to Octavia Butler’s 1993 novel Parable of the Sower.

Atarah Israel

FMO Hosts Thrift Drive and Clothing Giveaway

Four weeks before Thanksgiving, FMO held a thrift event that connected students with Black clothing vendors in Evanston, bridging a gap between the Evanston and Northwestern communities and creating a broader sense of kinship for students on campus.

Adrionna Coleman

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