Sisterhood of the Traveling Hair
Your weave may have journeyed thousands of miles to reach your scalp. BY: EVETTE DIONNE Women love their hair. Always have. According to a Los Angeles Times article, extensions have been in vogue since the ancient Romans and Egyptians wore wigs made of other women’s hair. But, it wasn’t until the 1970’s that weaves became [...]
Bennett Mixes It Up
Our differences define us and bring us together COMPILED BY: EVETTE DIONNE, DOMINIQUE MACKEY, AND DAYSON WAGNER When looking at Bennett, most notice a sea of African American women striving towards the same goal, a college degree. From the outside looking in, you may not realize how diverse the oasis truly is. Our differences may [...]
Higher Learning: Is College Worth It?
Mark Zuckerberg, Russell Simmons, and Bill Gates have one thing in common: No college degree. Should we follow in their famous footsteps? BY: TIARA KENNEDY When you’re taking out another loan or paying for textbooks, it’s easy to wonder if college is worth the investment. The Pew Research Center reported that 86 percent of those [...]
All About The Benjamins
The way that money moves at a college like Bennett is more complicated than people realize. Here, we break down how funding is distributed. BY: EVETTE DIONNE Bennett’s campus is looking better. Four new buildings are up, Union drive has been repaved and the grass is greener than ever; but many students are wondering why, [...]
Suicide By Sex
Practicing unhealthy sex behaviors is proving deadly to black women in college. BY: EVETTE DIONNE and JESSICA JONES She never thought it would be her. Marvelyn Brown was the typical 19-year-old Black woman living a carefree life. She was a rising college basketball and track star and aspired to be an author and politician. She [...]
All The Single Ladies
More than half of Black women are said to be single. Does it matter us? BY: EVETTE DIONNE Beyoncé’s empowerment anthem, “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” was the catchiest song of 2008. Women danced in their cars as she told single ladies to put their hands up. Once the song went off and [...]
Family Matters
According to research, almost 70 percent of black children are raised in a single-parent household. But family can take on all kinds of shapes. At Bennett, we have students raised by one parent, two parents, aunts, grandmothers, foster parents and others. Here, students tell their diverse stories about their upbringing. BY: LEUNDA MICAH MCNEILL LaKeisha [...]
The F-Word
To be or not to be a feminist is the question that we are all trying to answer BY: BRIANA BARNER “I did not know that feminism is what you called it when black warrior women moved mountain and walked on water,” author and self-labeled hip-hop feminist Joan Morgan wrote in her tome When Chickenheads [...]
Our Rainbow is Enough
Students discuss the complexities of complexion Compiled by: GABRIELLE FORD AND IYMAANI WALKER A rainbow is described by Donald Ahrens as “one of the most spectacular light-shows observed on earth.” It contains a spectrum of colors that all blend together beautifully, one not outshining the other. BELLE recognizes the necessity of this harmony, and the [...]