by Karen Marks (Staff Writer) When given the opportunity to study Mandarin Chinese intensively for two months at Harvard’s Beijing summer school, with a full Yale fellowship, I was excited. However, as much as I looked forward to spending the summer learning a new language and culture, the experiences of other Black foreigners in China…
by Sara Speller I know you heard about all the Black excellence at the Olympics. It was impossible not to. But, case you didn’t, these athletes’ incredible feats proved yet again how glorious Black girls are, and how lucky the world is to have us. Here’s a rundown: Early on in the games, Simone Manuel…
by Katie McCleary (Staff Columnist) “Indigenous Beats” is a new column dedicated to the circulation and discussion of indigenous news cuz #NativeErasure. Raised on the Crow Rez in Montana I come from Apsáalooke and Chippewa-Cree families. Check back for that aunty quality gossip, reviews of indigenous arts, and coverage of issues that affect indigenous communities….
by Treston Codrington (Staff Writer) Welcome to Yale, freshpeople! It’s tragically ironic that the spaces that aim to break down oppressive hierarchical systems can often be oppressively elitist and inaccessible themselves, just like this sentence. Welcome to four years of big word soup—in the classroom and on the picket line. If you are reading this…
by Ishrat Mannan How often do we ask ourselves whether the things that surround us come at a human cost – the clothes we wear, the food we eat, the buildings we live in, and the land we walk on? Each of these carry stories and histories of labor, sweat, and struggle. If we ask…