Skip to Main Content
FOLLOW US
SEARCH
"Taking Up Space"

UHURU Magazine

UHURU Magazine

"Taking Up Space"

UHURU Magazine

Luanna Traben / Staff Photographer

Video Vixen

Karmyn Allen, Staff Writer
June 10, 2026

"The female body is no stranger to artistic vision." During the Roman Empire, women were immortalized through marble statues–looking nearly perfect at all times. It was relatively...

READ MORE
Illustration By: Karsyn Sharp

Creators of Our Own Narrative

Asiya Yasin, Staff Writer
May 19, 2026

In the midst of Hollywood glitz and glamour, there is an underbelly that is overlooked, unacknowledged and certainly under-appreciated. Black writers, actors and creatives...

READ MORE
Illustration By: Hugo Garcia-Hernandez

Sinners: A Film Analysis

Jaiden Miller, Staff Writer
May 13, 2026

In April 2025, Ryan Coogler released his fifth feature film, “Sinners.” Starring Michael B. Jordan, the film focuses on twin brothers, Smoke and Stack, and the opening...

READ MORE
Diamond Kennison / Staff Photographer

Betty Boop

Karmyn Allen, Staff Writer
May 6, 2026

Pale skin, dark lips, and coiffed finger waves, a high pitched voice and playful attitude. You may know her from Saturday cartoon specials, but we know her as Betty Boop.  Betty...

READ MORE
Karsyn Sharp / Illustrator

Anok Yai’s Reflection

Trinity Chapman, Staff Writer
February 21, 2026

This illustrated portrait of Anok Yai does not simply portray a model. Her deeply melanated skin, highlighted with beauty and purpose, tells a story that goes beyond the runway....

READ MORE
Illustration by Ajallah Toure

Nah, They Cloned You

Tamra McMillion
September 13, 2023

  After I watched “They Cloned Tyrone,” Juel Taylor’s directorial debut, one of my first thoughts was, “Wow, I hope they get it.” Taylor created a sci-fi mystery...

READ MORE
UHURU x Fall Favorites

UHURU x Fall Favorites

Julia Duanetto De Sousa
October 11, 2021

This Fall, the UHURU staff was inspired to create a playlist filled with songs that bring out the best of us. With the end of Summer vacations and the tough return to routines...

READ MORE
Album Review: Wow...That’s Crazy

Album Review: Wow…That’s Crazy

November 8, 2019
After two-years, the seasoned lyricist gifts us with his sixth album that attempts to give us a glimpse into his innermost vulnerable and personal side. Did it really make us say, “wow, that’s crazy?”
Read Story
Load More Stories
Donate to UHURU Magazine