Domestic-Violence-Awareness-Month
2021-04-15T04:25:15.399Z
The punchy drumming from Leikeli47′s “Tic Boom” music video echoes in the gallery, as an audience lingers in front of Lindsey Brittain Collins’s painting of a Black baby doll sitting against a background of concrete. At the other end of the gallery, colorful suspended quilts covered with patterns inspired by the designer’s Native American heritage, quietly recount a history of grief and betrayal.
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2021-03-30T05:05:21.504Z
Content warning: This article discusses issues of violence against Asian Americans.
2021-03-26T07:09:13.525Z
2021-03-25T03:54:16.012Z
It is no secret that beauty, skin care, and hair care play a large role in making women feel confident and empowered. In a society where beauty has long been correlated with Eurocentric features and whiteness, the media often does not represent women of color as traditionally “beautiful.” Makeup advertisements, magazine covers, and Barbie dolls disproportionately feature straight hair and white skin, which sets a standard of beauty that excludes Black women with dark skin and natural afro-textured hair.
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2021-03-22T03:47:01.382Z
Every year, the executive board members of student clubs participate in Club Refuel, three hours of programming that teach how to support club members who are victims of sexual abuse. However, a crucial point is missing. There is no direction about how to deal with club members who are alleged to be perpetrators of sexual violence.
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2021-03-08T04:12:12.394Z
In honor of Women’s History Month, Spectator is publishing a series on notable women of Columbia and the West Harlem community. Peggy Shepard, a longtime Black activist for environmental justice in West Harlem, co-founded the organization WE ACT for Environmental Justice and serves as its current executive director.
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2021-02-26T01:43:33.737Z
In honor of Black History Month, Spectator is publishing a series on notable Black alumni, scholars, activists, leaders, students, and more whose stories we wish to honor.
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2021-02-19T06:00:04.302Z
“Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth. Let’s go into this with a powerful collective intention.” Alexandra Watson, a First-Year Writing lecturer at Barnard, said as she led a Zoom call in a breathing exercise. With its participants newly focused, the Cite Black Barnard Faculty Cite-a-Thon began.
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