Alison Saar SC ’78 is one of five artists featured in The Benton’s latest exhibit, “Black Ecologies in Contemporary American Art.” While Saar is just one piece of this show, she stands as a leader of the cultural canon of the Claremont Colleges, continuing the efforts of her family and mentors to uplift Black art at the 5Cs and beyond.
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‘Black Ecologies’: The Black body and nature
“Black Ecologies in Contemporary American Art” opened on Feb. 13 at Pomona College’s Benton Museum of Art. The exhibit posits the environment as an active participant in shaping the lives and histories of Black communities.
‘Our stories. Our image’: Introducing BLAREMONT MAG
BLAREMONT MAG is a new magazine featuring Black students through photographs, videos and written stories. Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director Rahim Chilewa PZ ’27 pioneered the project, which he envisions as a way to share the stories of Black students through art.
OPINION: Whatever we think rap is, Ceechynaa is expanding it
Rapping “I’m peggin’ that man at the back of the bus,” UK drill rapper Ceechynaa flips the script on rap’s history of female objectification by placing men in the hypersexualized roles women have traditionally occupied in the genre, Zena Almeida-Warwin PO ’28 argues.
Male rappers have long objectified and degraded women in their lyrics without it defining their credibility or artistry. Yet, when a female artist like Ceechynaa mirrors that same energy, it’s met with outrage.
Sista-2-Sista: A resource for young Black girls in high school
Sista-2-Sista is a mentorship program that works to support and build connections between Black female college students and high schoolers, housed under Pomona College’s Draper Center for Community Partnerships. The student-run program pairs Black women at the 5Cs with local high schoolers, creating community and fostering spaces that prioritize Black sisterhood.
‘Creating Pathways’: Black mathematicians share their stories
Claremont Colleges professors Edray Goins and Talithia Williams are two of the many mathematicians featured in the recent documentary “Journeys of Black Mathematicians: Creating Pathways.” The film was screened on Feb. 19, alongside a reception with director George Cscicery and a panel discussion with Pomona alumni.
‘Our Story, Our Glory’: Pomona hosts third Black Youth Conference
Pomona College’s Black Student Union and the Draper Center held the third Black Youth Conference on Saturday, Feb. 8.
Political engagement, inclusion, and connection: A look into 5C-wide South Asian affinity groups
Where can you eat dosa, party to South Asian music or learn about political activism? At the Claremont Colleges, there are two 5C-wide South Asian affinity groups, where students from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Afghanistan and the Maldives come together to build community. The 5C South Asian
The story of Fong Foo Sec, Pomona’s first Asian student
Decades before Pomona College introduced its first Asian Studies program in 1936, the 5Cs’ first Chinese student made headways in Claremont without facing setbacks.
Diversity & Inclusion: A summary of staff demographics and projects
As the 7Cs’ paper of record, we aim to serve our community by telling the stories that matter. In the spirit of holding our organization accountable and devoted to transparency, we are releasing the findings from our staff demographics survey this spring.