by Star Diaz | Nov 12, 2025 | Culture
The University of Alabama has colored everyone’s minds with football, its beautiful campus, and the endless crimson and white seen on sweaters and banners. Students see UA’s mascot Big Al roaming campus, and the energy is always alive. In the center of it all stand...
by Rihanna Pointer | Nov 5, 2025 | Culture
At Paul R. Jones Museum(Photos Courtesy of Jeff Robinson) In 1956, Autherine Lucy made history when she became the first African American student to enroll at the University of Alabama. Though her journey was marred by violence and intimidation as...
by Sierra McCoy | Feb 9, 2025 | Culture, Latest
This Monday, the Women and Gender Resource Center will host a Read-In where volunteers can share one-to-five-minute pieces or excerpts of literature written by Black authors.
by Rachel Parker | Apr 11, 2022 | Culture
On May 19, 2018, actress Meghan Markle wed Prince Harry, the Prince of Wales, amid fanfare and gossip. Markle, showcased for Black women the possibility of a fairytale happy ending told to them as children. Quickly being addressed as princess from the announcement of...
by Jeffrey Kelly | Apr 11, 2022 | Culture
Alabama’s history can be used as an indicator of the importance of local politics. Many are familiar with the state’s long history with anti-Blackness and civil rights injustices. Alabama, as a southern, historically conserative state, has a history of slavery,...
by Farrah Sanders | Apr 11, 2022 | Culture
Picture yourself walking into a Black-owned beauty salon in the mid-2000s. The smell of Blue Magic grease and hot combs are a welcoming scent. You sit in the waiting area, thinking about how sore your scalp may be after this. Then you picture your freshly done hair...
by Farrah Sanders | Apr 11, 2022 | Culture
The creation and cultivation of Black culture is one of the most compelling stories of our beauty and resilience in the modern world. An integral piece of this story is the storyteller. Black media has evolved over years while keeping one centralized goal in mind:...
by Rachel Parker | Apr 11, 2022 | Culture
Ebony Magazine was founded by the late John H. Johnson in 1945. Johnson, a prominent Black entrepreneur, developed Ebony with the intent for the publication to be modeled after Life magazine, but for a Black audience. Under his company, Johnson Publishing, he...
by Javon Williams | Mar 31, 2021 | Culture
Undoubtedly, the University of Alabama men’s basketball team is continuing to elevate and make their presence known in the NCAA Division I conference. The team has come from ranked below 25 in 2019, to ranked top 25, to number six, and now winning the SEC...
