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Allie Miller ’24 on 13th Street Oct. 20.
PHOTO COURTESY OF ALLIE MILLER ’24/THE HAWK

‘Deep-seated racism in the Gayborhood’

Allie Miller November 29, 2023
Neighborhood history ignores queer people of color
Ashlee Blackwell and Phil Nobile Jr. speaking at the event. PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

The Center for Diversity and Inclusion holds film screening and discussion for “Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror”

Adriana Denaples November 2, 2022

The Center for Diversity and Inclusion held a screening of the film “Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror” and a discussion exploring racism in the horror film genre, and the history of Black Americans...

Letter to the Editor

The Hawk Staff October 19, 2022

Dear Editor,  I’m writing this letter to address St. Joe’s lack of attention toward their root in slavery.  Recently, the Inquirer published a piece titled “Indebted,” written by Zoe...

WYSK: Juneteenth

WYSK: Juneteenth

Tayler Washington June 19, 2021

What is Juneteenth? (June + nineteenth) Juneteenth, which stands for June Nineteenth, is a commemoration of an announcement made on June 19, 1865, by Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger informing enslaved...

ILLUSTRATION: CASEY WOOD 23/THE HAWK

SNAP, COVID-19 and the need for reform

Faith Cowell March 30, 2021

Addressing the stigma around nutrition assistance programs The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is a social safety net program that “provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food...

Don’t assume my ethnicity

Don’t assume my ethnicity

Leslie Quan March 23, 2021

Experiences as an Asian American woman During my first semester at St. Joe’s, I asked my roommate, “When you were looking for a roommate, did it matter to you that I’m Asian?” “No, why would...

The toll of tabloids: following the royal interview

The toll of tabloids: following the royal interview

Maggie Brennen March 17, 2021

How the media can ruin lives Even if you could not care less about the British royal family, you have probably heard about Meghan Markle’s and Prince Harry’s interview with Oprah Winfrey.  The two...

The southern belle and The Bachelor

The southern belle and The Bachelor

Maggie Brennen February 23, 2021

Accountability culture’s toll on the franchise For a couple years now, my guilty pleasure has been watching “The Bachelor” or “The Bachelorette” every Monday night. Since becoming a part of “Bachelor...

Violence against the Asian American community

Violence against the Asian American community

Leslie Quan February 23, 2021

Anti-Asian hate incidents escalating across the U.S. “Please be careful when you go out, there have been attacks on Asian Americans lately,” my mom said to me during my phone call with her on Monday,...

We still have work to do

We still have work to do

Tayler Washington November 10, 2020

This is only the beginning After a taxing week of incessantly watching the electoral map reach 270, many of us received the outcome we were expecting. Joe Biden pulled through on Saturday, Nov. 7, an announcement...

From the editors: about this issue

From the editors: about this issue

Jackie Collins and Ryan Mulligan November 4, 2020

To our readers:  Election Day is over. When we went to press, the results of the presidential election were still unknown. Votes are still being counted. From where we write now, the future is uncertain....

Protesters gather in Malcolm X Park in West Philadelphia for a demonstration and march against police violence and the killing of Walter Wallace Jr. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Solidarity and protest

Two days after the Oct. 26 killing of Walter Wallace Jr. by Philadelphia police while Wallace was experiencing a mental health crisis, a group of St. Joe’s students and faculty organized a gathering...

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