Author / Jordan Coley

Jordan Coley ‘22 studies in the College of Arts & Sciences. She can be reached at jordancoley@wustl.edu.
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  • On Breath

    By Jordan Coley, Featured Writer Artwork by Shonali Palacios, Design Lead
  • On Feminism

    I am nine years old I don’t know much about the world, but I know I love to read The library becomes a safe space, A space for the inner workings of my brain to come alive   I walk into the library and pick up a graphic novel on Elizabeth Cady Stanton My fourth…

  • Brown is…

    Brown is… Brown is Me being petrified of the campus police and my white friends “assuring” me they’re not gonna do anything at a campus like this I look down at my skin and know otherwise Brown is People asking my Bangladeshi friend where he’s from and quickly responding with a No, where are you…

  • My Experiences As An African-American Are Inescapable

    This summer, I had the opportunity to spend a month studying abroad in London. While there, the program I was with took us to Stratford-upon-Avon for three days to see Shakespearean plays. Throughout my time in London, my Black friends and I often got stares while we walked down the streets, and in the small…

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