What is a Black Girl’s Childhood? 

by Tionna Taite | Apr 11, 2022 | Uncategorized

Kaia Rolle was listening to a school employee read her a story when two officers came into the room to arrest her. “What are those for?” the 6-year-old girl asked the police officer who pulled out zip ties that he would soon fasten around her wrists.  The Orlando...

The Misconceptions of AAVE

by Jeffrey Kelly | Apr 11, 2022 | Uncategorized

African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is not a recent concept but it has been a recent hot topic in the media. There are already misconceptions surrounding AAVE, but the idea that words like “lit,” “simp,” or “periodt” are new “internet slang” adds even more to...

The Balancing Act of Being a Student Parent

by Jeffrey Kelly | Apr 11, 2022 | Uncategorized

While in college, many students have found that to survive, one must become a semi-professional juggler who can skillfully keep their education, extra-curriculars, friends, fun and mental wellbeing aloft at the same time.  However, few manage to do so without...

Off the Field

by Farrah Sanders | Apr 11, 2022 | Uncategorized

Kolbi Coleman Kolbi Coleman, a freshman forward on Alabama’s Women’s Soccer Team, is far more than just a fierce competitor. Balancing life can be a bit difficult, she admits. It’s no small feat but this Chemical Engineering major has huge goals. “It can be a struggle...

Album Review: Ry Ry World

by Jeffrey Kelly | Apr 11, 2022 | Uncategorized

With the arrival of Mariah the Scientist’s second studio album: Ry Ry World, she immurses us into her world, literally. This album is much more personal and captivating than her debut album, Master, which was presented only two years prior, with a look and feel to go...