#BLACKATPWI: EXPLORING STUDENT EXPERIENCES
#blackatpwi is an ongoing and active space where Black students publicly share their experiences. Topics ranging from racially motivated classroom…
Blacklight Reviews: Tierra Whacks “World Wide Whack”
Philadelphia native Tierra Whack's newest edition to the world is her album, “World Wide Whack.” Apple Music describes the album: …
Cheyenne Linder (interviewed & written by Ivori Reid)
If I had to describe my college experience from freshman year to senior year in three words, the words I…
Blacklight Senior Series: Ivori Reid
I would say that my college experience was definitely an experience. Starting college in quarantine and meeting virtually with classes…
Blacklight Senior Series: Jennifer Lopez Gomez by Jasmine Stewart
For my Senior Piece, I interviewed Jennifer Lopez Gomez, a first-generation student majoring in mathematics with a minor in Spanish.…
Blacklight Senior Series: Seth Lopez
Yet another four years have passed Seth. Look back at everything you’ve done since then, what’s the evidence of your…
SENIOR PIECE: SHELBY LEWIS
I always say I got scammed into coming to West Chester. My first choice was Virginia State University, to which…
Fortune Cookie: 鱼(fish)
Lucky numbers: 10, 36, 22, 42, 15, 5 “You have the ability to touch the lives of many people”
Put My Thoughts in the Open Part IV.
A Conscience of black bellowing silence Inner thought knows not of sleep
Today I Seriously Thought About Calling You
I contemplated My pride being my only discrepancy the familial melancholic blue ensues
Aries
Sometimes I forget I’m a fire sign So there’s a certain level of chaos I’m destined to give to this…
Hair is Hair
One of the biggest concerns that I’ve seen for a long time is the discourse of African American and Black…
Happy Birthday
I question if I was ready when you decided to give me life Oh April, why did you choose me…
Tattoos of Her
Can’t believe you put that on your life, every time But you were just trying to consume another slice of…
Martin Luther King Jr.’s True Legacy
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Despite being the face of racial equality, the way that…
Celebrating Womens History Month: Jennifer Lawrence
There aren't many actors you can name who have had such an extensive and fruitful career as Jennifer Lawrence. That’s…
Put My Thoughts in the Open Part III.
Theatrics put on display A different mask every day
Put My Thoughts in the Open Part II.
A Conscience of black bellowing silence Inner thought knows not of sleep
Weston Estate Song
You sound like a Weston Estate song. It’s hard to describe but it just makes sense.
IF I COULD DO IT OVER
If I could redo college, I probably would’ve gone to an entirely different school.
Put My Thoughts in the Open Part I
Put my thoughts in the open Plant a new seed you’re chosen
A Yearning for Love
In the night, when the sun has said goodbye, I crave a love, a love that won’t deny.
Are You Ready to Talk?
Am I ready to talk? Many sessions later. Many discussions after. The only answer ever given is “…”
M I R R O R
I see you, not the person you fail to portray But the one you put on full display
Thinking too much
I find my mind to be elusive Filled with mishaps and intrusive
Tumbleweed
Sometimes, I feel like a tumbleweed rolling down a street in a different environment on a college campus.
Since you’ve left
In the void of your absence, my days become endless nights, The flowers that once blossomed with vibrant colors now…
Waste of Time
You hear my worries as exhausted thoughts Trying too hard to be caught
The Crime of being a Woman
My mother selflessly spilled her blood for me on a Thursday night when the air was moist and the sky…
Mr. Overthinker
Past, Present, and Future wreak havoc on the brain they once called home
Sacred Woman
Sacred women My days used to feel cold and hollow. Now there’s never space. Never any time for warm tea…
#BaltimoreStillOnFire
Despite being born and raised in Baltimore City, Maryland, my parents worked for Baltimore County Public Schools as teachers. Because…
Spotlight of the week: Jessie Reyez
It’s not every day that you come across an artist who knows how to provoke the broad spectrum of human…
Emotions or Us, What Really Is It?
Thoughts, actions, words that carry emotion when created
#BaltimoreStillOnFire
I see clouds of smoke from my window In my three story townhouse on the outskirts of a city in…
Dear Beautiful Dark Skinned Girl
Dear beautiful dark skinned girl Please hold onto your faith I know that things are hard But your shade is…
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: Justin Jones and Justin Pearson
Just when you think America has come so far in diminishing the racism and discrimination that plague all facets of…
My Aunt Spoke German
If you ever asked about my aunt Dee, you’ll get both sides to the story When she was brilliant and…
Freedom
The feeling’s finally mutual, it’s time to be free I don’t know where this will take me but it’s all…
I Will Tell God Everything
I am 20 years old but I am 40 Because when I was 12, I was 20 My bones creaked…
Black Social Media Creators You Should Follow
Social media runs our world, whether we like it or not. With that, it’s important that when scrolling through social…