School-Day Soundtrack: Mothering My Black Autistic Son
The author’s son, Isaiah, prepares to eat breakfast during his morning routine. Photo provided by Julie Taiwo Quarles by Julie Taiwo Quarles Julie Taiwo Quarles is a Los Angeles-based playwright and English professor. Her plays explore her Nigerian-American identity, and her research centers Black performance and representation. Her three music…
A Glimpse at Grad School: Journalism Edition
The author, center and right, sits with her classmates following their first semester in a graduate journalism program. Photo provided by Katrina L. Spencer by Katrina L. Spencer Many of…
Small Changes, Lasting Impact: Practical Nutrition for Every Community
Khandle Hedrick (far left) with a cohort of graduates from the University of Arizona’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) in December 2025. Photo provided by Khandle Hedrick by…
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Finding Our Narratives at the 2026 Virginia Festival of the Book
by Jessica Harris Jessica Harris is based in Charlottesville, Virginia, and has written for Vinegar Hill Magazine for three years. She’s passionate about accessible arts education, community-based work and, of course, 70s & 80s music.…
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