Helena Marten News Editor On Thursday, Feb. 19, guest lecturer Marquis Bey gave a talk called “Jailbreaking Our Imaginations: A Meditation on Blackness, Transness and Everything Else,” in Lowry’s Allen Commons. Bey, a professor of Black studies and gender & sexuality studies at Northwestern University. …
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My Blackness is multifaceted and multidimensional
Jordanne Semper-Scott Contributing Writer When I was a little girl, I had no concept of how my presence could affect others in different social spaces. Whether it was in ballet classes, piano lessons or school, it never occurred to me to adjust myself to casually …
Queer people don’t have to come out to anyone but themselves
Anousha Datta Contributing Writer Queer people have existed for centuries — appearing in ancient texts and scriptures — and will continue to exist, no matter how much queerphobic legislation is passed. Being queer isn’t a fad, a phase or a new “liberal agenda.” And while …
Nurturing a shared identity at Wooster
Rayan Dos Passos Contributing Writer I am here today to celebrate our institution, to look with hope towards the future of each independent mind and to hear and learn from those who have worked together to bring us to this point. As Rev. Willis Lord, …