Audrey Lyall, “Join My Militia, 2016” Between you and the people you love, between you and your body, between you and your dreams, regrets, and fears, where and how does power and politics insert themselves? The personal is political, and yet the moments in our lives where power is felt most acutely are the ones …
by Jamillah Witt The founder and leader of the #MeToo movement, Tarana Burke, gave a lecture in the Main Lounge at the IMU on Tuesday, March 27. The lecture was meant to clear up many misconceptions about the movement and to discuss the mobilization of students to end sexual violence on campuses like ours. Preceding …
by Aja Witt NBA legend and long time civil rights activist, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar visited Hancher auditorium at the University of Iowa to discuss political activism, the Take A Knee Movement, and the ‘68 Olympics, on Sunday, March 25. Hearing about the event, I knew I had to be in attendance. For one, it’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. …
by Aja Witt There’s a video of Philando Castile being murdered in front of his fiancée, and her four year old daughter floating around the internet. CNN, Fox News, and NBC News have all displayed the execution in their newscasts; MSNBC includes a soundbite from Castile’s mother following the 2017 “Not Guilty” verdict. If …
by Kelly Binning I guess you could say I’m your quintessential “Crazy Cat Lady.” I’ve grown up with cats my entire life (my parents now own four), and I adopted my own cat, Gibson, the very day I moved to Iowa City to start grad school. I will jokingly identify with Eleanor Abernathy, resident CCL …
by Lina Khodor Azzah Sultan He’s President. The leader of the “free” world. But it was 2016 This shouldn’t be happening Not in 2016, they say. The left is shocked. I call Mama after the Florida votes are in. But it’s 2016. This shouldn’t be happening Not in 2016, I say again. She tells me …
by Brigid Flanagan Right in my face, a great breathing threat to my personal space: my father. He’s the antithesis of fatherly love. With his angry face, scrunched up nose, and teeth flashing, he blasts word after word. I stand like a deer in headlights, thinking, “Oh god he’s gonna hit me. Any second now. …
by Arlinda Fasliu It’s never your fault. It’s not. Even when he says “I think we didn’t work out because you’re too happy” Maybe it was the way that he called you baby Maybe it was the twist of his wrist when you slid his hand down your body Maybe when you said no And …
by Fatima Tall Today I am mountain My body feels more land than human I am stretching and I can touch everything Including the sky Cradling the reflection of ocean is important When your body Has been buried for years When mud and sand have been grinding Pulling you deeper Trying to save you from …
by Jamillah Witt College can be an eye-opening experience for everyone. It was a point of realization for myself. As a first-year student, I first heard the term “white privilege,” accompanied by its definition. While the realities of the term manifest themselves in many different realms of my life, the area that most clearly exemplifies …