The conversation about queer students at historically Black colleges and universities is one that has opened relatively recently. In 2016, Delece Smith-Barrow, a staff writer for U.S News and World Report, wrote an article about how HBCUs were increasing direct support for queer students with resources and offerings targeted at the community specifically. She wrote … More Queer Love at an HBCU
It’s Wednesday morning. My visual communications class is just getting started. Our professor tells us to think of one of our most controversial opinions. I was fresh off of seeing Kanye West and his family on the Yard that weekend. He was the first topic that came to mind, since I had loved him since … More “Christian Genius Billionaire”
Nature is such a beautiful thing. That’s why when we were assigned this project to go around and capture nature, I was excited. I think autumn is the most aesthetically pleasing season. The sun still shines down bright on the changing leaves and the refreshing breeze. All the beautiful hues of red, orange, and yellow … More My Nature Narration
I have decided to dedicate my life to my one true passion: language. I fell in love with words early on. From the time I learned how to read at 4 years old, I carried a book with me everywhere I went, and I still do. My journey from a young kindergartener in love with … More My Journey With Words
I was particularly excited to tackle a new topic with this infographic. My last topic, I felt, was harder to display in an infographic because there was not much specific information regarding the topic I was researching. I decided to choose HIV and AIDS as a topic because it is something I have been studying … More A Glance at the HIV/AIDS epidemic
Theater and Film are both prominent sources of entertainment for Americans and people around the globe. Americans purchase an average of 4.1 movie tickets every year. Broadway shows attracted over 14 million patrons this past season alone. It’s safe to say that acting is a revered art form in this country. Theatre as an art … More Looking at Theatre and Film in America
Yesterday, on October 1, 2019, Amber Guyger was found guilty of murder. She is a former Dallas police officer who fatally shot her neighbor, Bothem Jean in his apartment while she was off duty, but still in uniform. Guyger claims she went to Jean’s apartment mistaking it for hers and thought he was a burglar. … More Visual Communications: The Marathon Midterm
I do work around the city as a dog sitter. Emerson is a really big golden retriever who lives in Northeast D.C in the NoMa area. He really loves being pet and will bark at me continuously until I pet him. He’s super sweet though and always has an adoring look in his eyes, especially … More Capturing Emotions
It has been a few years since I participated in Art All Night. It’s an annual festival that goes on in various neighborhoods in the District of Colombia. There are exhibits, vendors, performances, interactive activities, film screenings, and the like. The first time I went, I think I was a freshman in college. I traveled … More Making Art In The City
This short video demonstrates what my average trip to Visual Communications looks like.
Around The Way with Alexsis 