FEATURED CONTRIBUTORS OF THIS ISSUE
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SUNI MULLEN / MAXX FREEMAN (she/her)
M.F. is a writer and scholar exploring the complexities of Black womanhood and power in academia. Her work challenges traditional norms and invites readers to rethink identity, intellectual agency, and systemic dynamics.
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Tiobista Kidane (she/her)
A 23-year-old student of sociology originally from Nashville, TN, she was born to two Ethiopian immigrants whose journey jump-started a taste for anti-colonialism.
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Trinity Giddings (she/her)
Trinity Giddings is a Black queer writer from Philadelphia studying Dramatic Writing at New York University. She is committed to use her art to fight oppression.
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Maanasa Dhavala
Maanasa Dhavala is a journalism student who enjoys serialized television, fiber arts, and making people a little uncomfortable.
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Mx. Enigma (they/fae)
Mx. Enigma is an NYC-based queer Mizrahi Yemeni writer, ritual organizer, and artist. Fae believes artists are commanded to shed light on injustices and change the narrative of the oppressed to the victors.
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Mattias Christian (she/her)
A student at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Mattias Christian works to use her art to confront discussions that often go ignored in the professional world.
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Julie Lee (they/them)
"Would You Protect This Palestinian?" is a series depicting photographic interventions where the traditionally Christian statues and icons are draped in keffiyehs.
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Amani Speller/ Mani (he/they)
A piece on remembrance; a portrayal of Black bodies in a space they have always yet 'never' existed in.
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Nakoma Madyun (she/her)
Nakoma Madyun creates what the mouth won’t express, but the hands will.
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Audra Thorton (she/they)
Born and raised in Louisiana, a wayward thinker.
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Manuel Rodriguez (he/him)
Manuel Rodriguez is currently apart of the UndocuQueer community that is actively trying to push the boundaries regarding their status and identity. Using his lived experiences of masking his undocumentedness and queerness he is actively looking for ways to highlight his unique perspective into colonial spaces. Where he taps into his built community for all the love and support to pursue his creative endeavors.
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J. Evan Mayorga (he/him)
J. Evan Mayorga is a recent graduate of Temple University with a BA in Theatre. His poetry has been featured in WRTI Jazz and Classical Radio Show.
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Denice Lovett (she/her)
Denice Lovett is a poet and author of Zugzwang, A Poetry Collection. She holds a BA from Shippensburg University, English focused.
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Nikolai Crowder (he/they)
Have you ever written from the end of the world? Niko writes to you from a warm place, writing to spread hope after the end.
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Halimah Fasasi (she/her)
Halimah Fasasi is a Nigerian-American author who typically writes short stories to novellas. She resides in rural Pennsylvania, where the author is entering her third year of highschool.
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Jemeema Victoria (she/her)
Jemeema Victoria writes as a means to navigate and understand the confines of the world she has come to know. Jemeema's poetry does not answer her questions but rather challenges them. Through her writing, she aims to confront the boundaries that remain.
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The Dawn
The Dawn is a community college student looking to be the next Victor Frankenstein.