Maher Abdullah Ahmad was the acting head of International and Media Relations for Al Jazeera, an international news network based in Qatar, as well as the host of the weekly program titled, “Al Sharia Wa Al Hayat,” which translates to Sharia, being the

Clean Girl Aesthetic

I had big plans this week—but none of them came through.

It isn’t a secret that books have a history of spreading unwanted information, messages, and propaganda. However, books are also a means to amplify the voices and visions of the oppressed, marginalized, and disenfranchised.

The representation of a group of people in publicly accessible media may be the most important component in the way that group is viewed. This is especially true for transgender people.

The Power of Seeing Yourself

Valentine’s Day brings advertisements galore of the types of presents you should buy, the type of gestures a man or woman should make and how the receiving party should react.

Display at Onyx Storm book release party, Barnes and Noble, Livonia, Michigan, Jan. 21, 2025. Photo by Emily Kunzelman

Growing up as a young girl is a misunderstood difficulty that only those who lived it can understand, particularly from the ages of nine to twelve, or the “preteen” era.

Shashu Amen Ra leads African dance lessons at Concert of Colors festival in Detroit, July 18, 2024. Photo by Daniel Mears, The Detroit News.