An African, African-American and Caribbean student interest publication at the University celebrated its revival Friday night.
One thousand copies of the magazine, called "Pride," are scheduled to be distributed on Grounds this week. The newly re-launched magazine will be published once every semester.
The mission of Pride is to act as a resource for black students at the University who are striving to articulate the ideals of awareness, self-expression, activism, and equality, according to its mission statement.
"We wanted the first issue to be very expansive and show how black students are taking a part in all aspects of the University," Pride Editor-in-Chief Stephanie Henderson said. "The magazine is a practical and physical form for black students to showcase talents and capture the essence of black community and culture on Grounds."
The magazine was created 10 years ago but has been published only sporadically since then. Henderson said it started as more of an opinion and literary magazine but now is more culturally focused.
The theme of the first edition is "Overcoming the Odds." The new issue includes news stories of interest to African-American students, such as Hurricane Katrina and the civil war in Darfur, sports layouts, fashion and beauty spreads and poetry.
Henderson said one of the magazine's goals is to move beyond racial tensions on Grounds.
"We wanted to show we're not here to get in and get out, and we're certainly not letting the cowardly acts of a few people stop us," Henderson said. "But there's so much more, too. We don't want people to concentrate on racial tension when there are so many great things that black students are involved with around Grounds."
The magazine is published directly through the Black Student Alliance and receives funding from Student Council, the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and the Parents Program. The executive decisions are planned through the BSA, and all of the staff writers are BSA members, according to Henderson.
BSA President Aaron Blake said racial intolerance on Grounds has not fueled any significant change in the magazine.
"Historically, the magazine has traditionally highlighted racial issues, controversial topics and racial incidents on Grounds," Blake said. "If anything, more so this year, the magazine will be focused on highlighting all aspects of life."
The staff is working to launch Pride online, and Henderson said she believes that the new issues, content material and layout will aid Pride's ascension to being a more prominent publication.
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