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The casting for the film adaptation of the 2018 New York Times Best Selling young-adult fantasy novel, “The Children of Blood and Bone” by Tomi Adeyemi, has faced extreme backlash online for several reasons.

Another unserious dating show has graced the internet.  “Pop The Balloon or Find Love” was created and produced by Phoenix-based married couple Arlette Amuli and Bolia Matundu. The goal is to match a contestant with someone from the singles lineup. If the single isn’t feeling the contestant, they can pop the balloon. But if they’re interested, they keep it unpopped to learn more and maybe go on a date. The average Pop The Ballon experience consists of nine singles standing in

Shrinkage isn’t the issue; it’s the way we’re taught to see it. When our hair coils up, pulling itself close, there’s this idea that something’s been lost or hidden. It’s a perception drilled into us—that our natural state needs to reach a standard that isn't made for us.

Returning to campus allows us to come back as a new person. It’s like New Year's Day, as everyone shows off their newly minted outfits or chooses to remix old favorites from their closet. Though we each have our own individual taste, style trends on TikTok and Instagram have us seeing double, or triple…or several all along Sheridan Road. This year’s latest trend? Tote bags.  I'm not talking about free, canvas ones but rather stylish options from brands like Coach, Longchamp,

TL;DR: The word spooky was used as a slur during and after World War II against Black people. However, using the word with the eerie/scary connotation that we use today predated its derogatory usage.

The wind whistled through Simpson Street last Sunday night as McCormick fourth-year Lucas Wesonga pried open the door to his apartment.  “The food will take another 35 minutes if that’s OK?” he said.  Wesonga had texted earlier in the day, writing, “Come hungry :).” He’s known for the delicious meals he documents on his Instagram  and TikTok  accounts, @lucascookbook_. Red wine braised short ribs. Mango sticky rice. Crepes. Lamb pilau - a rice dish that evokes memories of his

By Cydney Brown When will people be treated as people How many lives until we’re treated as equal People walk with privilege strapped to their back Ready to counteract somebody’s complexion Try walking through life with constant rejection of your identity Cause stereotypes are all they see Just because I’m black doesn’t make me less American Just because you stole it doesn’t make this your land I won’t stand for the excuse I thought they were a criminal That seems quite trivi

By Fatima Jalloh Innocence abstract as your heart beating in your chest Khaliifah Marcellus Williams our 2024 tragedy the backbone of our lives, we gather once again on this field as mourners this mourning we wake to a 6:00pm lynching Innocence abstract as losing your breath Khaliifah our 2024 tragic hero as poets, every one loss a forsaken world again on this field of mourners, mourning our forsaken world this mourning we realize that we are too innocent poets Innocence  as

By Sydney Johnson began this unnumbing  from the countless who look like you  and I  black angels in concrete  whose guilt came before innocence  in the eyes of  each false god  who holds the heft of a  wooded hammer let my words ring true that I’ll remember  your poems even in their unfinishing— ran unflinching  etching love down my brain  in a world where blackness  equates our ending  let imam khalifah marcellus williams bring unbounded light

On Sept. 26, 2024, students attended an autonomously organized vigil to mourn the life of Khalifah Marcellus Williams, a poet and imam who was wrongfully executed by the state of Missouri two days prior. Khalifah spent 24 years on death row for a crime that prosecutors had no direct evidence to prove he did.

by Atarah Israel After 1108 Troy Davis i hope his travel is light as a feather as light as his soul is may his bones become one  with the same earth that  will consume the greedy when  their time comes /his body be  a resting place for its gentle  creatures/until then/i hope  angels lay his burdens upon  the shoulders of all those  complicit in his murder/ god / his murder/i pray the tears of  his loved ones nourish the  ground/i hope flowers grow  in the wake of its water/it

“Black excellence” was the theme of this weekend, according to University of Chicago freshman Moturi Ondeyo. Black college students and alumni from Chicago area universities descended upon UChicago’s main quad in Hyde Park on Saturday, May 6, for the first inaugural Intercollegiate Black Cookout.  Hosted by UChicago’s Organization of Black Students, in collaboration with their African Caribbean Student Association and DePaul University’s Student Government Association, the ev