Cheem’s pop rock genre is not ‘Clueless’: An interview with the New England band

by Mina Rowland | 03/21/2023

The Importance of Black joy

by Mina Rowland | 02/14/2023

Parker Thompson shares how Black vernacular photography can allow us to celebrate Black joy.

‘Home Before Dark’: A review

by Mina Rowland | 12/06/2022

‘I Am These Truths’: This is the journey of Sunny Hostin

by Mina Rowland | 11/08/2022

I’m still learning, but I’m almost there

by Mina Rowland | 10/25/2022

 Writing a memoir, selling my art, and making a podcast have all been on my list of things to do in my life. I am happy to announce that I am really, really close to completing my list. I sold some of my art for the first time last semester at the Create@Brandeis Craft Market, and now this October I am releasing my very first podcast. After taking Prof. Adriana Lacy’s (JOUR) class on social journalism, my interest in different forms of journalism flourished. I grew up listening to NPR, the “Moth Radio Hour” and a variety of podcasts, but I realized that storytelling is the thread to everything I am passionate about. Film, animation, art, and now journalism all incorporate storytelling. I decided to make a podcast not only because it has been on my list, but because podcasting allows an audience to relate and  listen. I learned that through a podcast, you can turn research and numbers into human stories.  

Double dose of dopeness

by Mina Rowland | 10/04/2022

News, politics, and media: How I experience news stories

by Mina Rowland | 09/20/2022

 A combination of truth-telling, easy and digestible headlines, and more diverse representation would help improve young people’s engagement with current events and news.