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A gallery of portraits line the wall of the exhibit, The Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice, at 180 N. Michigan Ave., scheduled to run through Sept. 17. Portraits are accompanied by a short biography about the authors and a QR code providing visuals symbolizing the authors work.

Exhibit explores century of Black literature at the American Writer’s Museum in Chicago

By Vivian Richey, Staff Reporter
March 2, 2023
Dayvon Simmons and Tymony Nolan, both students at Columbia and members of the Black Student Union, perform an acting piece together for Paint it Black at the Student Center located at 754 S. Wabash Ave., on Friday, Feb. 24. They performed an emotional one-act piece called Gleam of Dawn by Joseph Arnone.

Students celebrate Black love at annual ‘Paint it Black’ showcase

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
February 27, 2023
A dancer from CIRCLES: going in took the stage on Friday, Feb. 10. The show, a full-length dance celebrating #BlackGirlMagic, was held at 1306 S. Michigan Ave.

Black-centered dance performance highlights social, racial issues

By Cierra Lemott, Multimedia Reporter
February 19, 2023
Review: Gem of the Ocean is a complex story about complicated issues of life after slavery

Review: ‘Gem of the Ocean’ is a complex story about complicated issues of life after slavery

By Amina Sergazina, Staff Reporter
February 28, 2022
Identity, race, responsibility and empathy: Columbia theatre students set to perform Blood at the Root

Identity, race, responsibility and empathy: Columbia theatre students set to perform ‘Blood at the Root’

By Olivia Cohen, News Editor
February 28, 2022
Ted Hardin, an associate professor in the Cinema and Television Arts Department who has visited and met Moussa Sene Absa (featured on screen) previously, has a fond conversation with the audience as during the Q&A session.

Sankofa Week: The legacy of early African experimental filmmaking

By Irvin Ibarra, Staff Writer
February 25, 2022
A.C. Smith and Chuck Smith talk about Gem of the Ocean, time at Columbia

A.C. Smith and Chuck Smith talk about ‘Gem of the Ocean,’ time at Columbia

By Jordan Perkins, News Editor
February 25, 2022
Christalyn Barker, a junior photojournalism major (right), paints and chats with Geda Alsharif, a senior graphic design .

Paint by Quotes celebrates Black History Month with the stroke of a brush

By Nathan Sirkin, Staff Reporter
February 17, 2022
Mattel celebrates journalist, civil rights activist Ida B. Wells with new Barbie: Its more than a doll

Mattel celebrates journalist, civil rights activist Ida B. Wells with new Barbie: ‘It’s more than a doll’

By Kimberly Kapela, Staff Reporter
February 17, 2022

‘These buildings tell a story’: Bronzeville Heritage Act advances toward reality

By Robin Sluzas and Jordan Perkins
February 1, 2022
A collegewide email from the Office of the President on Friday, April 16 announced Columbia will now observe Juneteenth as an official holiday. File Photo/

BREAKING: Juneteenth to become an official holiday at Columbia

By Camryn Cutinello, Staff Reporter
April 16, 2021
Summer Stallworth sees painting as a place of devotion, but also a source of income. Courtesy/Summer Stallworth

‘It’s a spiritual transaction’: Summer Stallworth uses art to cope with her trauma

By Erin Threlkeld, Staff Reporter
March 17, 2021
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