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Preview | The Capstone Minority Information Systems Society creates connection between students and tech companies

by Karsten Erskine | Feb 9, 2025 | Uncategorized

The Capstone Minority Information Systems Society (CMISS) creates opportunities for underrepresented students in the tech industry through a Cultural Empowerment in Tech event.

Preview | Women and Gender Resource Center hosts a Read-In for Black History Month

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.

Watching Yvonne Wells weave her stories together

by Jeffrey Kelly | Oct 7, 2024 | Uncategorized

In conversation with Robin Boylorn

by Jeffrey Kelly | Oct 7, 2024 | Uncategorized

Finding your footing on campus: Here’s a few student orgs. to check out at Get on Board Day

by Kendal Wright | Aug 28, 2024 | Latest, Lifestyle

Acclimating to campus life as a freshman can be tough, especially when it comes to getting involved. However, the University of Alabama has over 600 student organizations that students can peruse at Get on Board Day, a semesterly afternoon event, where organizations...

Letter from the editor

by Ta'Kyla Bates | Jul 3, 2024 | Latest

I’m often struck by the dynamism of families — how their experiences, conversations and traditions weave together to create something wholly unique. At times, the experiences may feel like a whirlwind, filled with so many emotions. But it is within these...

The History of Black Winners at the Grammys

by Ashlee M. Woods | Feb 3, 2023 | Culture

A Personal Narrative: When America Catches A Cold, The Black Man Breathes His Last Breath

by Jeffrey Kelly | Apr 11, 2022 | Uncategorized

I heard a saying the other day that when America catches a cold, the Black man catches the flu and I have never been the same since. After hearing this saying, I began to dwell on how I got here and the amount of work that I would put in; trying to run away from...

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...

Under Pressure: The Strained Relationship between Mental Health and the Pursuit of Higher Education

by Farrah Sanders | Apr 11, 2022 | Uncategorized

As students prepare to enter into the system of higher education, they are faced with unprecedented issues. A looming pandemic with new variants, cultural shifts, civil unrest, and more are looming over their heads as they navigate new chapters of life. It’s been...

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