The Other Side of the Holidays
By: Kerstan Nealy ('22), Staff Writer The sweet smell of cinnamon fills the air. Spicy, it burns my nose as I inhale, trying to taste it on my tongue. Daddy…
Secrets to Success from a Seasoned Slumper
By: Cameron Ulmer ('20), Staff Writer America’s favorite season is here. Brown sugar-glazed honey hams are prepared and baked for the big dinner. Crisp corduroys and cozy cotton sweaters are…
Letter from the Editor
Welcome Back, Family! It's been a long time coming but its finally a new year which means finally another year of Black Ink! First and foremost, thank you for tuning…
#MeToo, But Not Me Alone
By: Brijea Daniel ('20), Staff Writer It was the summer of 2015. Or, maybe it was 2014. Honestly, off the top of my head I can’t really remember. I know…
Dorothy Colon on Afrolatinx Identity
By: Kerstan Nealy ('22), Staff Writer National Hispanic Heritage Month is an annual month-long celebration, beginning September 15, of the contributions and cultural legacy of Hispanic and Latinx people. While…
“Cancel Culture” And Why It Should Be Cancelled
By: Ariana Wiggins ('19), Staff Writer Imagine this: Kanye West declares in an interview that slavery was a choice. A popular bar on Franklin Street creates a discriminatory membership policy.…
Is There Anything Serena’s Allowed to Do?
By: Amber Goodwin ('19), Staff Writer Serena Williams has dominated the world of tennis for almost two decades. She has reached heights no other athlete could ever imagine- such as…
Get to Know Black & Abroad
By: Cameron Ulmer ('20), Staff Writer The college experience can be either Pandora’s Box or the Golden Fleece of opportunities for college students, especially black students. A varying amount of…
After Two Years of Kneeling, Nike Stands with Kaepernick
By: Jeremiah Holloway ('22), Staff Writer Most of us know about Colin Kaepernick’s “Dream Crazy” campaign with Nike, but what does that mean for both parties? The ultimate message of…
Yvonne Orji: Problematic Pride in African Community
By: Ajia Caldwell ('20), Staff Writer Nearly one year after Insecure star Yvonne Orji admitted to being a “30-something year old virgin”, she returned to The Breakfast Club and discussed…
