General Club Podcast – Episode One
In this first episode of our general club podcast (open to all club members), Esther, Gabi, and Katelynn talk about the feelings of imposter syndrome.
Community Roundtable Episode One
In this video, a group of us discuss the specific issue of Black and Indigenous women accounting for a disproportionate amount of missing persons while also being significantly underreported as missing. Nationally, investigations and news coverage for such women are inadequate compared to their white counterparts, and we discuss this reality and its implications. While the recent case of Gabby […]
October-November Mini Peaceful Playlist 🎶
We’re back with an end-of-month creation: here’s a playlist of some calming, feel-good music.
First Community Fridge Opens in St. Albans
By Kiara Thomas Dozens of Queens residents and community leaders gathered at the parking lot of the Robert Ross Johnson Family Life Center in St. Albans on April 24 to celebrate the opening of its first community fridge. Rows of 135 cloth bags and 146 cardboard boxes filled with lentils, cabbage, apples, non-perishables and other fruits and vegetables, free of […]
The History Behind Aunt Jemima’s Rebranding
By Maia Vines Last month, PepsiCo and its subsidiary, Quaker Oats Company, officially changed the name of the Aunt Jemima brand to the Pearl Milling Company, after 131 years. New packaging is set to hit stores this summer. This comes as part of PepsiCo’s Racial Equality Journey, a series of $400 million initiatives, spanning five years. “The promise of our […]
The Absolute Need to Rest
Photo Credits: Eartha Kitt, photographed by Don Ornitz, (1957) By Esther Alatishe At some point during the height of the Black Lives Matter movement within the lockdown, I became very intent on finding content for young black women like myself that didn’t feel traumatic. On Instagram, I muted the posts of so many whose content magnified news stories of police […]