Creative

Whether it be a poem, film or collage, this is your one-stop-shop to witness the latest creative impulses from students and community members.

a note on creativity & culture

Imagination and creativity have always held us in the midst of chaos. In a world where Black life is constantly under attack, we see and value the healing, transformative properties latent in Black writing, photography and film. Our culture section is an ongoing poetic tribute that weaves across memory and genre in order to celebrate our community's dedication to living full, embodied lives despite, despite, despite.

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Nostalgia for Home

Illustration by Oscar Guittierez A poem by Robert Boyd The beauty of the place where I was born, Bordering a sea of blue, Punctuated with fields of green. People, loyal beyond belief—and proud Of their city, of the amazing teams, Cubs in baby blue, Sox in black and white, Bulls bloody red, Bears navy like night, Blackhawks’ colors like an African flag. A city of sights nowhere else to be seen: The mag mile, the silver bean, so reflective, Like a star in daylight, Chicago’s

Robert Boyd