2026 Issue | The Amistad

From the Editor

Olivia Ocran, Editor-in-Chief

Nonfiction

Chase Mitchell

Poetry

Jonathan Ukah, Yuu Ikeda, Tanasha Martin, Kelechi Ubozoh

Fiction

Junaid Ahangar

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Joy Asamoah, Molina Diaz, Lotonia Ferguson

Letter From the Editor

Olivia Ocran, Editor-in-Chief

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Non-Fiction

Graphic Futures

Chase Mitchell

Poetry

Octavia Told Me

Kelechi Ubozoh

Igbo Landing

Kelechi Ubozoh

We Shall Overcome

the day

Yuu Ikeda

Tanasha Martin

Sirens

So Shall It Be

Jonathan Ukah

Fiction

Junaid Ahangar

Björk

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Whethering

Joy Asamoah

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Identity

"My essence is that of sophistication and divinity. I will not play by society's rules of acceptance. The hair on my arms is a rebellion against the non rebellious. The base in my voice is a critique against the soft-
spoken."

----- Molina Diaz

Definition Poem

LOTONIA FERGUSON

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Backpages

Faculty Advisor

Darlene Taylor, Sufiya AbdurRahman

Editorial Staff

Olivia Ocran, Ali Everett, Avery Bennekin, Naomi Turner, Mariah Hamilton, Kanye Waldon, Mecca Ali

Cover Art

Artwork by Edinam Bruce

Web Design by Olivia Ocran

CONTENTS

Letter From the Editor

Non-Fiction

Poetry

Fiction

Fall 2025 Preview

Whethering

Joy Asamoah

Identity

----- Molina Diaz

Definition Poem

Backpages

Faculty Advisor

Editorial Staff

Cover Art

Cover art, photography, and creative writing are published with the permission of the artists/authors.