Browse Exhibits (49 total)

Editorial Board

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As diversity leaders within the community, we dedicate our efforts to embrace and celebrate the diversity of students, faculty, and alumni of African descent. 

Letter from the Editor-in-Chief

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Letter from the Editor-In-Chief: This one's for you, the visionaries, who shatter glass ceilings.

Alumni Spotlight: Beam Me Up, Hanelle

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Hanelle M. Culpepper’92 shattered the glass ceiling by being the first woman to launch the sci-fi Star Trek: Picard series in its long 53-year franchise history. Eighteen years later, the spin-off series features Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, a role which he last starred in Star Trek: Next Generation in 2002.

Alumni Spotlight: Standing Out to Make It

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STANDING OUT TO MAKE IT

By YANIRA GONZALEZ ’20 

MANAGING EDITOR

From having White House meetings under the Clinton administration to talking about small business lending that limited minorities, to overseeing functions at the 12 Federal Reserve Banks during the 2007-08 financial crisis, Craig Marchbanks ’84 has certainly created a name for himself in the professional world.

Constructions of Racial Identity: Coconut

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A coconut is socially defined as a black or brown (non-Caucasian) person who, in many ways, is perceived to embrace and embody white culture. They’re defined by the way they speak, their friend group, their music playlist, the way they dress, their goals and aspirations, and the kind of education they receive. I’ve learned that in the U.S., these individuals are usually labelled as Oreos. In some Asian countries, they’re labeled as bananas and almonds.

Complexity of Identity

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THE COMPLEXITY OF IDENTITY

By ODETTE FREDERIK TATANGMO MENO ‘21

CONTRIBUTOR

A simple way to define my identity is that it makes me who I am. For most of my life, my identity has often been a part of three specific categories; Cameroonian, female, and a scholar. I am a born-raised Cameroonian, from a Francophone background. Both of my parents are from the Bamileke tribe; one of the most dominant tribes in Cameroon. 

Diversity and Inclusion: 9 Students Share the Importance of Allyship

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9 STUDENTS SHARE THE IMPORTANCE OF ALLYSHIP

By ELLEN KAZEMBE ‘20 and ESTHER KIM ‘22

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AND CONTRIBUTOR 

What is an ally? According to Merriam Webster dictionary, being an ally is defined as, "supportive association with another person or group. Such association with the members of a marginalized or mistreated group to which one does not belong".