The Book Nook: 100 years of literature on Black liberation

By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Content warning: this piece centres around racial segregation and systemic oppression.  Over the past century, Black writers have produced some of...

The closure of Vancouver Mural Festival leaves a gaping hole in Vancouver’s art landscape

By: Osna Hadef, SFU Student On January 24, 2025, the Vancouver Mural Festival (VMF) team announced their closure after nine years of contributing enormously to...

MAUVEY TO A BAWAH: A name, legacy, and cinematic journey

By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer On a bone-chillingly cold Friday night, I made my way down to the VIFF Centre to watch the film premiere...

A conversation with SFU artist Casey Wei

By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer Last month, Casey Wei, an SFU Master of Fine Arts alum and a current PhD student in Contemporary Arts,...

Flowing verses at Black Futures Open Mic

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer A gentle wash of purple and green clung to a white brick wall, as if the colours themselves were...

Postcards from Congo is an artful graphic history

By: Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief Content warning: brief mentions of slavery, child soldiers, and war. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the second largest country in...

Local Black businesses

By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer Whether you’re shopping for clothes or dining out with your loved ones, what better way is there to celebrate...

Need to Know, Need to Go: Month of March

By: Osna Hadef, SFU Student Treat Show Comedy China Cloud Studios, 524 Main St., Vancouver March 1, 7:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Tickets: $18 online via Eventbrite, $20...

No Other Land takes a haunting look at the horrors of Israeli occupation

By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide.  No Other Land had been on my watch list since the day I heard about it....

A taste of Ethiopia in Vancouver at Fassil Ethiopian Restaurant

By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer Last week, I had the chance to visit Fassil Ethiopian Restaurant, home to warm meals and located not too...