Capoeira — a game, a martial art, and a dance — represents a legacy of Black-embodied liberation. While the art form was transplanted from places like the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afrika,...

There are many heroes, mestres, and legends that represent the legacy of Capoeira Angola and inspire our practice today at Oberlin. Heroes such as Besouro Mangangá who lived in Brazil in the 19th century...

Over a year ago, the world was irrevocably changed by the murder of George Floyd. This heinous crime by police officer Derek Chauvin was captured on camera and incited public outrage. Across the country, people marched and used civil disobedience to demand justice for George Floyd and all Black Lives.  In the months following Floyd’s murder, things started to change. Large cities like Austin, TX and Los Angeles, CA trimmed millions of dollars from their police departments’ budgets; other...

I began my first Oberlin Juneteenth in Tappan Square with a game of Jack in the Bush with Ms. Jessie Reed, a long-time resident of Oberlin who has lived in town since 1960. She learned how to play this...

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Mowa Badmos, College fourth-year, is a Psychology major whose research in the lab of Professor and Chair of Psychology Nancy Darling has focused on adolescent relationships, parenting, and mental health....

The mellow sound of the night’s lo-fi playlist echoes through the room. It’s kind of repetitive, but anything beats the deafening silence of Wilder 112. I look up at the four Brown faces surrounding...

Discussions of race are commonplace in Oberlin departments like Politics and Ethnomusicology. However,  in natural science fields, conversations about diversity and equity are often precluded by an illusion...

I am a Bahá’í, a member of a world-encompassing community of believers in Bahá’u’lláh and His teachings. If you know me well, you know my faith is essential to who I am and I aim to live so that...

My friends at Oberlin have commented on my relationship with food and cooking, and a common adjective I receive is ‘intense’. It’s a fair descriptor. It’s a testament to my family’s influence...

Friday, July 23, marked a momentous occasion as the Cleveland baseball franchise announced its adoption of “Guardians” as its moniker, after 106 years of being called “Indians” and, more informally,...

 “What’s your name?” A single question is enough to bring my entire body to a halt. To make my mind go silent. My name is one that I associate with my identity. It’s a name that represents...