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.
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OPINION: The new cosmetic dystopia
The pursuit of an aesthetic ideal is driving many to alter themselves in irreversible ways. Zena Almeida-Warwin PO ’28 and Anna Yost PO ’28 examine the growing popularity of keratopigmentation, a procedure that permanently changes eye color. With most patients having naturally dark-brown eyes and a majority being Black or Hispanic, this trend reveals how deeply Western standards distort self-perception, turning cosmetic procedures into tools of self-erasure.
OPINION: On ‘turning Black’: multiracial identities in politics
For people of color getting your identity questioned is a common experience, so it’s no surprise that it happens in politics. Jasmine Harrison PO ’27 deconstructs the rhetoric used surrounding Kamala Harris during the recent presidential race and outlines a history of the United States grappling with identity within politics. Using tools like the Multidimensional Model of Racial Identity, Harrison helps readers dissect this rhetoric and better understand how identity functions and is perceived in politics.
Chakaia Booker and Essye Kempler on sculpture, printmaking and the legacy of Robert Blackburn
“I just fell under [her] spell,” Victoria Sancho Lobis, director at Pomona’s Benton Museum of Art, said, explaining why she invited Black artist Chakaia Booker for an artist talk. On Nov. 8, Essye Klempner, director of programming and partnerships at the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop (RBPMW), spoke with friend and
The Barber of Little Rock: Reviving the Lifeblood of Communities
The consequences of a segregated economy remain ever present in the discriminatory financial institutions of today. The documentary The Barber of Little Rock was screened at Pitzer College on February 20, featuring the story of Arlo Washington, the founder of People’s Trust, a community bank. It discusses his efforts to combat the racial wealth gap by increasing access to financial services, where he has the only bank within 10 miles of his neighborhood.
Washington sees capital as the lifeblood of a community and aims to revive the lifeblood of his home by providing small loans and grants to those in need.
OPINION: Don’t call me African American
‘Black’ and ‘African American’ are not interchangeable, writes Annika White PZ ’25. Do better.
5C Black student organizations continue uplifting student experiences
Looking back on their journeys leading 5C Black student organizations, Paris Primm PZ ’22 and Sydney Catherine Jackson SC ’23 affirm the need for more institutional support.
‘Passing’ film screening and Q&A deepen conversations about race, identity and desire
On Feb. 24, the Pomona College English and Media Studies Departments hosted a screening of the 2021 film “Passing,” accompanied by a discussion with Pomona English professor Cherene Sherrard-Johnson and Pomona theater and dance professor Carolyn Ratteray.
Patrisse Cullors speaks on abolition, art, ‘creating new worlds’ at Pomona event
Prison abolitionist and Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation founder Patrisse Cullors spoke at an event hosted by Pomona College’s Humanities’ Studio on Oct. 21.
Author Hanif Abdurraqib speaks on correcting the record of American music at Scripps Presents
Poet, essayist, culture writer and music critic Hanif Abdurraqib chatted about his new book, “A Little Devil in America,” inspirations, forgotten history and more at Scripps Presents.