Read-in celebrates black identity and personhood through art and literature
Aerin Fortes, Contributing Writer Jiana Smith, Contributing Writer Richmonders came together in a chic, music-filled space for an evening of black art and literature on Thursday at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ annual African American Read-In. This year’s event highlighted five works throughout the museum, each with an accompanying literary piece chosen by the […]
Tea Time with Tagwa: Farewell, Black History Month
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, it’s time to say farewell to our favorite — and shortest — month of the year: Black History Month. Throughout the month of February, we celebrate the accomplishments of black Americans across history. This year, we were super lucky because we got an extra day. While our time has unfortunately […]
Hey SGA, you going to throw this paper away, too?
Bryce Randall, Contributing Writer It was a Wednesday afternoon. I had just finished class and was making my way to a Commonwealth Times kiosk to pick up this week’s paper. So, imagine my surprise when I walked up to three different kiosks, only to find them completely empty. Then, I saw the story. Members of […]
Let’s try this one last time: quit playing games with black culture
Bryce Randall, Contributing Writer Black History Month is officially over. I’ve gotta say, we did not end it on the best of terms. Apparently, some people still think that cultural appropriation is permissible. I don’t know how many times y’all need to hear it, but not everything the black community produces is for you. We have […]
Staff Editorial | SGA members threw away more than our newspapers
When members of the Student Government Association threw away hundreds of copies of our newspaper last week, they didn’t just censor an unflattering story and violate the First Amendment. They destroyed the photos, illustrations and stories produced by the entire staff and disrespected the countless hours and sacrifices necessary to report the news at VCU. […]