Nile Pierre, Intersections Editor
• September 14, 2017
During his sophomore year at Birmingham Southern College, Hashim Walters decided to run for mayor of New Orleans. Two years later, the 22-year-old is the youngest candidate in the 2018 mayoral race and...
Nile Pierre, Intersections Editor
• August 31, 2017
Mayoral candidate and current New Orleans City Council member LaToya Cantrell held a Q&A for the Tulane and Loyola communities Wednesday about her political and personal history and hopes for the...
This past month, a "Unite the Right" rally, led by white nationalists on the University of Virginia's Charlottesville campus, incited violence and sent waves of polarization throughout the country. Thirty...
This is the first installment of the Intersections playlist, the perfect starter pack to introduce yourself to unique sounds from around the world from the comfort of your headphones.
Here are our...
Nile Pierre, Associate Intersections Editor
• April 30, 2017
To the boy in my 8 a.m.:
That day was the first time I felt comfortable enough to give my opinion in this class the entire semester. For a minute, I felt like more than a black body trespassing on private...
In 2016 there were "2,439 complaints that had to do with issues of race" within educational institutions according to the U.S. Department of Education.
In light of this statistic and the current...
Nile Pierre, Associate Intersections Editor
• April 13, 2017
T-Pain performed the soundtrack of my childhood Thursday night. The rhythm and blues artist played every middle school anthem from "Bartender" to "I'm Sprung" and Chris Brown's legendary "Kiss Kiss." I...
Nile Pierre, Intersections Associate Editor
• April 6, 2017
Tulane University can draw its roots back to 1834, more than a century before the move to desegregate schools in the United States. The university's past is closely intertwined with the Confederacy and...
Nile Pierre, Associate Intersections Editor
• March 22, 2017
As we begin to navigate the new era of intersectional feminism, an important question buried under decades of history finally reaches the surface: Is there room for black women in the "body posi" movement?...
Nile Pierre, Associate Intersections Editor
• March 12, 2017
The eyes are constantly looking for the familiar, but home can never feel comfortable, never feel right. A pair of jeans that look perfect on everyone else, but never cling to your hips quite the same....
Beyoncé didn't win Album of the Year, and I was heartbroken.
Women of color everywhere experienced her loss as the Recording Academy's voting committee attempted to silence our voice in the industry,...
