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What happens when five of the most interesting dancers in NYC come together? HAUS OF SPICE of course! Together we are throwing a women’s mini…
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Cover Photo: Remember Sumaya Ysl, Toronto, CAN Why is the fact that someone is trans change how they are treated to the point of life…
![Meet Brujas, the Latina skate crew from the Bronx.](http://ec2-52-90-36-189.compute-1.amazonaws.com/magazine/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/brujas-ledge-470x260.jpg)
They ride the subway, skate street spots in all boroughs, drink Coconut water, eat pastelitos for lunch and drink 40’s at the courthouse at night….
Writer Alpa Banker normally acts. Most recently appearing on MTV Awkward’s latest season—in a hijab; oversized hipster glasses; and a dry personality—as a series regular’s…
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[See Taraneh speak at the Cultures of Iranian Diaspora Conference @ SJSU April 11th & 12th] Where can you find blood-drawn heat maps, broken glass…
Written in support of the Cultures of Iranian Diaspora Conference Apr 11-12 @SJSU Ever wonder where the Iranian American writers are at? Poet and professor Persis…
Last Saturday, we went to a rare authors’ panel @BettiOno gallery featuring two very dope authors who happen to be black women: Jewels Smith and…
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We are so happy that D.A.K. hit us up to take our minds on a post-colonial journey through media simulations to uncover the powers that…
The LA zine fest got me missing the feeling of putting pen to paper. The DIY aspect is so liberating- you can print whatever you…
—> Click for full exhibit! For this audio visual exhibit, rapper Queens D Light introduces us to her muse. Inspired by the Yoruba goddess Oshun aka Lady of…