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Settling in Seoul

By Jasmine White September 30, 2016

The experience of black people in Korea was one of the things I researched most while preparing to study abroad in Seoul. While most comments were positive, I could not help but feel anxious as a result...

KATE KIM FOR THE HOYA

Poetry Speaks in D.C.

By Jasmine White October 16, 2015

My metal plates feel like fire These are my hands When I place my palms together and hold them tight it looks as if I am praying to God beseeching for you With my pious hands I can make your...

NAAZ MODAN FOR THE HOYALisette Booty (COL ’17), left, plays the black maid Vera Stark opposite Leah Benz (COL ’18) as Gloria in the Black Theatre Ensemble’s fall production of “By the Way, Meet Vera Stark” by Lynn Nottage. The play opened last night and will run through Sunday.

Industry Diversity, Meet Vera Stark

By Jasmine White October 9, 2015

At a time when racial tensions seem to be at the forefront of America’s entertainment industry, Black Theatre Ensemble’s newest production could not be any more opportune. Produced by Taylor...

Leaving the Past to Create a Future

By Jasmine White March 6, 2015

As much as I looked forward to graduation back when I was a senior in high school, there was one thing I dreaded so much that sometimes I wished I could go back in time and cling to my days as an awkward...

Comfort Beyond the Table

By Jasmine White February 20, 2015

One of the things I miss most from home is comfort food. I’ve known since I was a little kid that food is important and that it has power; that power is, perhaps, why it plays such a large role in Southern...

Leaving Childhood Behind

By Jasmine White January 23, 2015

I’ve never been the type to adjust to change well. After my eighth-grade graduation, I went through a sort of mid-life crisis or whatever you might call a 14-year-old’s equivalent of that. I didn’t...

Creative Writing Issue

Creative Writing Issue

By Contributors November 7, 2014

Chosen from a group of competitive submissions, the short stories and poems featured in this semester's Creative Writing Issue from The Guide highlight the creative talents of Georgetown students. Click...

The Black, Single Father

By Jasmine White September 12, 2014

I am a black female who was raised by a single father, and there has never been a time when he wasn’t in my life. He is and has always been everything. When I was little, he let me put barrettes in...

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