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Sisters don’t have to be blood related

Irene Bowser, Reporter March 8, 2023

Sister Circle, a student organization on campus, empowers women of color. Alandia Strong, the president of Sister Circle, became a member her sophomore year and developed close relationships with other...

“Textures” art exhibition sparks conversation on Black hair

Reegan Saunders Reporter September 10, 2021

When sophomore fashion merchandising major Kennedi Stinnette walked the halls of her high school in Kalamazoo, Michigan, she saw a sea of hair that looked nothing like hers.“I went to a predominantly...

EHHS faculty members honored with advancing diversity scholarship award

Erica Fowler October 8, 2018

Janice Byrd and Christa Porter didn’t know each other before coming to Kent State, but their passions for improving the lives of black women brought them together. Byrd and Porter, who are both faculty...

Sil Lai Abrams talks to a goup of students in Oscar Ritchie Hall about domestic violence and inaccurate portrayals of women in reality TV showson March 31, 2015.

Violence in reality: Speaker explains representation of black women in society

McKenzie Jean-Philippe April 1, 2015

In recent months, the phrase “black lives matter” has become a widespread slogan in the movement against police brutality in urban communities. But how many people know that the origin of these groundbreaking...