Luminous Magazine

23/08/2021

It's just something about black joy... 🌻💛

19/08/2021

Meet Danyla, she is officially an 8th grader ‼️ Danyla has the unique ability to take her challenges and connect them to a larger political, racial and socioeconomic struggle. ✊🏿📣 You can read her powerful excerpt, "Color" on our blog here: https://bit.ly/3lLiHsG

17/08/2021

"If we give our children sound self-love, they will be able to deal with whatever life puts before them." - Bell Hooks

12/08/2021

Meet Monica - she's the owner of The The Core..Nat-"you"-ral, and believes the core of who you are should be recognized on the outside. We're here for it sis! 💅🏾🙌🏿 Read about her hair care tips and more on our blog.

10/08/2021

UIUC's Armani Baker had the opportunity to cover NBA All-star weekend in 2020 🏀🎥 Check out our blog to read more: https://bit.ly/3saZz8L

06/08/2021

It's the sisterhood for me! 👏🏿😌

03/08/2021

"You can overwork yourself to the point where you're no longer producing" - Mariah Madison, founder of Luminous Magazine

Don't overwork yourself sis! 🙅🏾‍♀️ Make sure you're taking time for YOU this weekend!

02/08/2021

From Naomi Osaka to Simone Biles, Black women across the world are putting their mental health first. 🌱☝🏿 We believe finding that balance is crucial! 👏🏿 Do you agree? Let us know in the comments! pc: Kennedi Carter

01/08/2021

From the workforce to the media, black women are often under-looked and underrepresented. 🙄 We aim to shift the narrative, and create space for our melanated sisters ✊🏽✊🏿

30/07/2021

We 👏🏽 are 👏🏽 back! Stay tuned for your weekly dose of Luminous updates 😘

24/06/2020

The Unit 4 school board meeting is TODAY. U4 BOE resolution to declare racism as a public health crisis.

The Champaign Unit 4 school board is meeting Wednesday June 24 at 4PM to discuss and pass a resolution declaring that racism is a public health crisis that negatively impacts our students, our school staff, our families, and our community.

Parents and community members plan on rallying together at the Mellon Building before the meeting. Please wear a mask if you plan on attending.

Parents and community members can make a 3-minute public comment in-person (please wear a mask) at the Mellon Building. Public comment will begin shortly after 4PM.

People can also submit a comment to be read into the record by emailing the school board at [email protected]

The live meeting can be viewed here: https://champaignil.gov/city-managers-office/communications-division/cgtvvideos/live-stream/

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19/06/2020

"After slavery, we would see a wave of lynching, imprisonment, and Jim Crow laws take its place. That has lead to a disproportionate impact of mass incarceration, discriminatory housing policies, and a lack of economic wealth building and ownership opportunities. And now as the nation has come together for the Black Lives Matter Movement to protest against police violence and systemic racism, it is clear that while progress has been made since June 19, 1865, there are still barriers that impede progress."
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Today is June 19, and although it is recognized as a holiday in all states except 4, a lot of people don’t know what Juneteenth is. Juneteenth is one of America’s oldest holidays and is observed each year on June 19 to mark the official end of slavery in the US. As an African American, […]

21/02/2020

Danyla is a 7th grader at Urbana Middle School and one of our featured contributors for Luminous Magazine.

She is our Warrior. Danyla has the unique ability to take her challenges and connect them to a larger political, racial and socioeconomic struggle. Her voice is fierce and unafraid. Through her writing, she boldly poses questions and demand answers.

Order your magazine below and hear Danyla's truth among others! Photo credit: Kreative Vision Photography Contributors: Writers of Oya
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20/02/2020

Camile Files is a 7th grader at Urbana Middle School and one of our featured contributors for Luminous Magazine.

Camille delves deep into herself to share her experiences with her emerging sexuality and acceptance. She intentionally explores family dynamics and expectations that others have of her as well as the struggles of asserting herself as a girl of color. Her writing style is both figurative and literal and encourages the reader to search themselves for their truth.

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13/02/2020

11/02/2020

The Writers of Oya speak about their poetry work on this episode of Art Now. Art Now is an award-winning mini-documentary series that has produced over 100 e...

10/02/2020

Proudly presenting the first edition of Luminous Magazine featuring the Writers of Oya. This is a PRINT magazine. As always our goal is to shift the perspective and give voices to the voiceless. Each magazine you buy will be matched with an in-kind donation by Buy Black Chambana to provide this magazine to youth. Representation matters! We especially want to thank Kreative Vision Photography for helping this project come to life and donating her time.

While we work to get this magazine in local stores please feel free to preorder below. Orders will be shipped directly to you February 17th. Over the next few days we will be going over the writing process with these amazing girls so be sure to follow our page!

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25/01/2020

08/01/2020

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08/01/2020

Exclusive Excerpt
"I bet you didn’t get charged with 3rd degree assault if you fought someone in 6th grade."

We are preparing for our first issue of Luminous Magazine which will be featuring articles from the Writers of Oya. Writers of Oya aim to teach middle school girls, particularly girls of color, how to compose poetry as a skill to both express and assert themselves. Kreative Vision Photography will be bringing this vision to life with our photoshoot set for next week so no I will not be on the cover unfortunately! When you subscribe you help give a platform to share our voices!

08/01/2020

06/12/2019

Detroit-Based Black Tea-Maker Just Inked a Major Distribution Deal with Sam's Club. 'Ellis Island Tea' Nailah Ellis-Brown, the creator of Ellis Island Tea entered entrepreneurship at the age of 20 when she launched her own hand-crafted

30/11/2019

29/11/2019

Lacks' cells have allowed for advances in cancer treatment, AIDS research, cloning, stem-cell studies and so much more.

26/11/2019

Halloween Luminous Edition

24/11/2019

I’m thinking something like this but with different trades offered.

A Livingston Parish High School is giving its students an opportunity to train in automotive repair and maintenance before they graduate.

23/11/2019

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP)—It was the most massive amphibious invasion the world has ever seen, with tens of thousands of Allied troops spread out across the air and sea aiming to get a toehold in Normandy, France for the final Western assault on N**i Germany.

23/11/2019

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