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)

Under the Cherry Moon: A Meditation On Black Ma...
By Tre Johnson @trejohns1978 I became a “faggot” in the 7th grade after my first day at Fisher Middle School. My first day at Fisher felt like being on the...
Under the Cherry Moon: A Meditation On Black Ma...
By Tre Johnson @trejohns1978 I became a “faggot” in the 7th grade after my first day at Fisher Middle School. My first day at Fisher felt like being on the...

Supreme Imagination: The Black Reality, Future,...
By Myles Johnson @hausmuva Isn’t imagination dangerous? Isn’t curiosity lethal? With no plan and no experience, Donald Trump was able to inspire the imagination through vivid portraits of violent domination...
Supreme Imagination: The Black Reality, Future,...
By Myles Johnson @hausmuva Isn’t imagination dangerous? Isn’t curiosity lethal? With no plan and no experience, Donald Trump was able to inspire the imagination through vivid portraits of violent domination...

Book Review: "The Fire This Time: A New Generat...
By Miciah Bennett @miciahbennett The Fire This Time is a diverse collection of essays and poems about the current black American experience. Inspired by beloved author James Baldwin’s The Fire...
Book Review: "The Fire This Time: A New Generat...
By Miciah Bennett @miciahbennett The Fire This Time is a diverse collection of essays and poems about the current black American experience. Inspired by beloved author James Baldwin’s The Fire...

Why You Should Keep Writing
By Joel Daniels @JoelakaMaG It is almost midnight. My daughter has finally fallen asleep, which means I still have time before my eyes sag and my age plays catch-up with...
Why You Should Keep Writing
By Joel Daniels @JoelakaMaG It is almost midnight. My daughter has finally fallen asleep, which means I still have time before my eyes sag and my age plays catch-up with...

Harlem Knights: Reviving Blaxploitation in Luke...
By Tre Johnson @trejohns1978 Luke Cage opens with an opening credits camera-spanning sequence drenched in sepia-toned imagery to the history and pain of the black body embodied by Luke Cage:...
Harlem Knights: Reviving Blaxploitation in Luke...
By Tre Johnson @trejohns1978 Luke Cage opens with an opening credits camera-spanning sequence drenched in sepia-toned imagery to the history and pain of the black body embodied by Luke Cage:...

Self-Care? Who Is She?
By Tiffany Peterson @TiffanyAndLupus | Photo by Jessica Rodriguez The concept of self-care was so foreign to me before I was diagnosed with lupus, an autoimmune condition in which the...
Self-Care? Who Is She?
By Tiffany Peterson @TiffanyAndLupus | Photo by Jessica Rodriguez The concept of self-care was so foreign to me before I was diagnosed with lupus, an autoimmune condition in which the...