Culture

Flourishing: Black strength and resilience, an anthology

A collection of poems by Black students on Black resilience.

Nziza Mulisa and Ifeoma Onwumelu Culture February 16, 2022

Flourishing: The art we love

Art grants people strength in times of uncertainty, it also allows us space to reflect on our identity and place in the world.

Various Culture February 16, 2022

Flourishing: A love letter to Black women

The beauty and elegance beholden to our melanin shades is far too magical for the world to comprehend. There’s power in our walk, one filled with strength and resilience. There’s beauty in the way we talk; it is as beautiful as a lullaby being sung to a baby barely holding onto wakefulness.

Sahar Culture February 8, 2022

Flourishing: When will we finally see us

Growing up, I had an unrealistic and unhealthy relationship with my hair. I described any version of my hair that wasn’t straight as “rough,” “unkempt” and “not good enough.”

Chidinma Agu Culture February 7, 2022

Flourishing: A long way from home

2021 was going to be the year that I would finally make the trip back, a Christmas miracle after three years of coal. However, well after my tickets were booked and my hopes were raised, the Canadian government dropped the news that eight African countries, including my own, were banned due to the emergence of the Omicron variant.

Temwani Siwu Culture February 7, 2022

Moving my target: A reflection on my UBC experience

At the event, I found myself in an environment where I didn’t feel as though I was being ‘othered.’ I didn’t have to politely explain why I speak English so well or brush off prolonged awkward stares. It was one of the first experiences that helped me believe that I and had a role to play on this campus.

Ilerioluwa Okusi Culture September 4, 2020

Building my own table: Black in the AUS

After a successful election, I quickly found myself feeling stagnant. I found that the bureaucratic nature of these council meetings would not allow me to make true systemic change.

Melanie Mpanju Culture July 12, 2020

Playing on Hard Mode: Being Black at UBC

I had to watch myself for simple things like to not lose my cool and never raise my voice under high stress situations.

Arnaud Dione Culture July 7, 2020

Black Voices Matter