Oh, America… Was it the sweat from our brows  And from the strengths of our backs  Which we were promised this dream, That seems to become the meaning Of our existence? Or...

Through events, conversations and even strangers “ I’ve been told I have “good hair.” Supposedly a compliment, but I know what it really means: my texture doesn’t...

If people are not picking us apart, we are doing it to ourselves. Women are constantly confronted with societal expectations, beauty standards and behavioral norms. Whether through...

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...

Photos by Candace Sanders I fear that I have wasted too much time not loving or wholly accepting myself. I have spent too many years dishonoring my pieces, sometimes knowingly,...

  Jordin Manning, 20, They/Them Jordin is a third year sophomore at Kent State University studying psychology. They identify as Non-Binary & Sapphic and uses they/them...

Sex is okay! Better yet, it’s great and I’ve noticed that I get crazy looks when I say things like this in public. For some, the idea of a woman speaking so candidly about...

                                                                                                   Words and Photos by Angelo...

Over the years, activism has surfaced in music, movies, television and sports which are all still popular today, but recently, athletes have been more prominent with their activist...

The past few years have been a transition of store shelves filled with containers of “creamy crack,” to shelves loaded with a variety of products mimicking smells of tropical...

  Being black and vegetarian can be something that inadvertently shuts you out of the black community. It doesn’t make you any less black, but it can make you feel a little...