Zine was a digital publication from Philadelphia Printworks, active from 2013 to 2017. This archive preserves the work created during that time.
ZINE: A Digital Archive (2013–2017)
Fruit Snacks and Food Deserts
By Joel Daniels @JoelakaMaG | Illustration by Donte Neal I grew up in what Ron Finley would describe as a food desert. Little Debbie cakes, Kennedy Fried Chicken, $1 pizza slices,...
Fruit Snacks and Food Deserts
By Joel Daniels @JoelakaMaG | Illustration by Donte Neal I grew up in what Ron Finley would describe as a food desert. Little Debbie cakes, Kennedy Fried Chicken, $1 pizza slices,...
The Limits of Empathy: Why the Burden of Empath...
"I am alarmed at all the ways in which empathy has been weaponized." — Christopher Persaud
The Limits of Empathy: Why the Burden of Empath...
"I am alarmed at all the ways in which empathy has been weaponized." — Christopher Persaud
Sister
By Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez @priscadorcas I was home, the day after the election. I ran away, essentially. I ran away from whiteness and straight into my mami’s arms, my...
Sister
By Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez @priscadorcas I was home, the day after the election. I ran away, essentially. I ran away from whiteness and straight into my mami’s arms, my...
Sister, Sister: An Investigation of the Black W...
By Tre Johnson @trejohns1978 Insecure does something different than its network predecessors Sex and The City and Girls. As Issa Rae and her best friend Molly (Yvonne Orji), navigate a...
Sister, Sister: An Investigation of the Black W...
By Tre Johnson @trejohns1978 Insecure does something different than its network predecessors Sex and The City and Girls. As Issa Rae and her best friend Molly (Yvonne Orji), navigate a...
The Other Side of Children's Literature
By Brittany J. Thurman @janeebrittany As a children’s librarian, I am aware of the lack of diverse books on bookshelves. I lead story time for toddler’s, preschoolers and school-age children....
The Other Side of Children's Literature
By Brittany J. Thurman @janeebrittany As a children’s librarian, I am aware of the lack of diverse books on bookshelves. I lead story time for toddler’s, preschoolers and school-age children....
Revisiting Isaac Hayes’ “Black Moses”
WORDS: MARCUS K. DOWLING | PHOTO: WAXPOETICS Black Moses by Isaac Hayes is the one thing you’re not listening to right now that demands your attention. In the post-Trump age,...
Revisiting Isaac Hayes’ “Black Moses”
WORDS: MARCUS K. DOWLING | PHOTO: WAXPOETICS Black Moses by Isaac Hayes is the one thing you’re not listening to right now that demands your attention. In the post-Trump age,...