The Intersection of Fashion and Social Activism
Siona Peterous Contributing Columnist There is a unique and very strained relationship between clothing and people of color and oppression can lead to the most brilliant and bold examples of creative defiance. In regards to the politicization of our bodies, I believe clothes are my daily outlet. Fashion is how I define myself in public […]
It’s more than just housing: VCU students deserve accountability
When I first transferred to VCU, I consistently heard complaint from students regarding issues with on-campus housing. In addition to the closing down of multiple dormitories due to construction this fall, many of the current upperclassmen dorms are being transition into housing exclusively for freshmen. I didn’t understand these complaints at first; yes, living on-campus […]
The complexities of casting a vote
It’s easy to get carried away in the drama of certain demagogue figures or intrigued by a Democratic-Socialist. But for now, let’s focus on the most crucial part of any democratic election: voting. More specifically, the prevalence of increasingly restrictive voting regulations. In thirty-three states, a form of identification is required in order to […]
Refugee lives are not a hierarchy
The Syrian refugee crisis has dominated headlines and political conversations since the disturbing image of Aylan Kurdi, a three-year-old Syrian boy, drowned and washed ashore on Turkey’s coastline. Since then, the world has put immense focus on Syria — exposing the racially, ethnically and religiously-influenced horrors and maltreatment of Syrian refugees as well as their […]
Acknowledging the many faces of privilege
As part of VCU’s 14th annual Black History Month Lecture, creator of the nationally printed and multi-awarded single panel comic series “The Knight Chronicles and (TH)ink”, Keith Knight presented his slideshow lecture series, “They Shoot Black People, Don’t They?”. During the lecture, Knight used his drawings as a visual guide to explain how, throughout his […]