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CONTENTS
From the Editors
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Mariah Hamilton, The Amistad: Literature & Publishing and
Anjali Robinson-Leary, The Amistad Club
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Poetry
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thandiwe adofo, Lauren K. Alleyne, Kayla Barlow, Avery Bennekin, Niveah Glover, Lyric Hoover, Mosi Ighzebier, Zora Johnson, Arielle Manuel, Olivia Ocran, Kelsey Ogbewew, Brooklyn Ramsey, and Anjali Robinson-Leary
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Fiction
​Becca Haynesworth,​ Alianna Kanu, and Kiarra Thompson
Nonfiction
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​Mariah Hamilton, Ryann Harrell, Makenze Humphrey, and Madison Lyman
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Visual Art
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Quaran Ahmand, Keith Golden Jr., and Halo Warren
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Special Guest Editors
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Kyr R. Mack and Ja'La Wourman
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Interviews
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Lauren Francis-Sharma, A. Van Jordan, and Shauna M. Morgan
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Graphic and Web Design
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​Rebecca Haynesworth and Olivia Ocran
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The Amistad Editorial Team
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Joy Asamoah, Kayla Barlow, Avery Bennekin, Allah Everett, Lotonia Ferguson, Mariah Hamilton, Rebecca Haynesworth, Lauren Nutall, Olivia Ocran, Anjali Robinson-Leary, and Naomi Turner
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Faculty Advisor: Darlene Taylor
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Poetry
Avery Bennekin
to my home girls
Brooklyn Ramey
American Funeral
Fiction
Nonfiction
Visual Art
Black History Month Contest Winner
Special Guest Editor
Ja'La Wourman
Backpages
Faculty Advisor
Darlene Taylor
Editorial Staff
Joy Asamoah, Kayla Barlow, Avery Bennekin, Allah Everett, Lotonia Ferguson, Mariah Hamilton, Becca Haynesworth, Olivia Ocran, Anjali Robinson-Leary, and Naomi Turner
Guest Editors
Kyr R. Mack and Ja'La Wourman
Cover Art
Photography by Quaran Ahmad
Graphic Design by Rebecca Haynesworth
Cover art, photography, and creative writing are published with the permission of the artists/authors.
Sponsored and funded by the Department of Literature and Writing.