by Ashia Ajani On November 4th, Alicia Keys released her new album Here, which combines narrative and song to create a somewhat new sound that hearkens back to old school Alicia Keys with the early 2000s cornrows when she knew the limitations of her vocal range. Since this has been the year of Black women…
by Ashia Ajani Anonymous Tumblr user sends a question to user “cantcolonizethispussy” along the lines of : “Hello, I am Indian and I’m a lesbian. I was wondering how you came out to your parents? I’m so scared.” Cantcolonizethispussy responds something along the lines of: “LOL you think I’ve come out to my parents? I’m…
by Ryan Wilson (Staff Writer) “Unnamed Poem” It’s hard to love the world When you’ve never loved yourself When you’ve been taught never to love yourself They wanted to contain our hearts So they planted us in small pots So our compassion may know boundaries And call those borders the world They told us to…
by Ashia Ajani Trigger warning: sexual assault, rape I am on the Yale shuttle. I’m scrolling through Facebook aimlessly, when a video my friend shared catches my eye. The title is “See the College Acceptance Letter That’s Shocking High School Seniors”. Nothing more, nothing less. It is decision season, so I’m intrigued. I open the…
by Ashia Ajani Kehlani is a twenty year old R&B singer who attempted suicide last weekend after a cryptic Instagram post made the internet think that she had cheated on Kyrie Irving with PartyNextDoor (These accusations were later proven false). Chris Brown even had some unsolicited words for the singer/songwriter, calling her suicide attempt a ploy for attention. But…