This is a portion of an article that originally appeared in Sesi’s Summer 2021 issue. Subscribe here to stay up on our current editions. By Simi Segun On the first day of sixth grade, 11-year-old Faith Fennidy was put on the spot when her homeroom teacher asked her, in front of the class, if her […]
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This is a portion of an article that originally appeared in Sesi’s Fall 2018 issue. Subscribe here to stay up on our current editions. Rejection can feel like a legit bully, ripping away at your self-esteem. But, what if we told you that the “r” word, isn’t all that bad and can actually be used […]
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In honor of Sickle Cell Awareness Month, we spoke with Jasemine Jackson-Winston, a college student dedicated to helping others understand this rare disease that affects Black people at a disproportionate rate.
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On Saturday, Juneteenth, the 21-year-old Dallas, Texas native burned up the track at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field, winning the women’s 100-meter dash finals at the U.S. Olympic trials and securing her spot at the Tokyo Games.
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From his breakout role on Netflix’s Coffee and Kareem to his current gig on Nickelodeon’s Danger Force, 13-year-old Terrence Little Gardenhigh is living his dream.
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History was made last night at the Grammys. Fisk University’s 150-year-old a capella choral group, the Fisk Jubilee Singers, won their first Grammy Award ever!
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Immediately following last Wednesday’s (January 6, 2021) domestic terror attack on the U.S. Capitol — and our very democracy — Black women began calling for the second impeachment of 45 and the swift expulsion of every member of Congress who helped incite this insurrection.
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On January 6, 2021, we witnessed an attempted coup in real time. It’s not surprising, really. This mob of majority white, pro-Trump, domestic terrorists was encouraged to rebel against their own country by their white supremacist “president” and his yearslong, blatant aims at dictatorial power.
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‘Cause music heals, y’all. By Ava Marshall With all the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, it can be hard to relax. From Black folks disproportionately dying of it to the intensity and frequency of the news, feelings of anxiety are definitely normal. Trust, we feel you. Completely. To help ease your stress and worry, we’re comin’ through […]
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By Ava Marshall /Main photo by Ryan West Whether you’ve seen her in the Netflix series Team Kaylie or on ABC’s Alex, Inc, Symera Jackson is another dope Black girl making a way for herself as a creative. She first began acting at the age of 4, starting out in theater productions before moving to […]
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