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)

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Book Review: Cannibal by Safiya Sinclair

By Nina N. Yeboah @gotmyniinaa It was the cover that intrigued me initially. The face just off-center belongs to a black person. We know this from the dark skin; the head...

Book Review: Cannibal by Safiya Sinclair

By Nina N. Yeboah @gotmyniinaa It was the cover that intrigued me initially. The face just off-center belongs to a black person. We know this from the dark skin; the head...

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Black and Disabled: Hypervisible Invisibility

By Anthony J. Williams @anthoknees I see myself, my friends, and my family in hashtag after hashtag and in history books full of our lynched ancestors. I read a lot. I...

Black and Disabled: Hypervisible Invisibility

By Anthony J. Williams @anthoknees I see myself, my friends, and my family in hashtag after hashtag and in history books full of our lynched ancestors. I read a lot. I...

Solange Knowles and the Need to Stand in Unsafe Spaces

Solange Knowles and the Need to Stand in Unsafe...

  BY KARAS LAMB WWith the arrival of the Fall ‘16 collection from Pyer Moss, designer Kerby Jean-Raymond presented a line that posed the question, “What does schizophrenia look like for...

Solange Knowles and the Need to Stand in Unsafe...

  BY KARAS LAMB WWith the arrival of the Fall ‘16 collection from Pyer Moss, designer Kerby Jean-Raymond presented a line that posed the question, “What does schizophrenia look like for...

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Planet Gay: Afrika Bambaataa, KRS-One, & Homoph...

By Joel L. Daniels | @JoelakaMaG Rape culture and homophobia has long been a prevalent staple in Hip-Hop lyricism. It is as popular in usage as misogyny. Name any one of...

Planet Gay: Afrika Bambaataa, KRS-One, & Homoph...

By Joel L. Daniels | @JoelakaMaG Rape culture and homophobia has long been a prevalent staple in Hip-Hop lyricism. It is as popular in usage as misogyny. Name any one of...

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Suffering in Silence: Reflections on Mental Ill...

Photo by Ariel Matos | Words by Patricia Matos It has been four years since my sister died. She was 41 years old. She was a single mother with a...

Suffering in Silence: Reflections on Mental Ill...

Photo by Ariel Matos | Words by Patricia Matos It has been four years since my sister died. She was 41 years old. She was a single mother with a...

F*** the Grammar Police: An Open Letter to 'Pro...

Dear Grammar Police, I’m impartial to the proper things. To me, it just feels like I’m being controlled by pointless and typically problematic ideals. With the exception of certain things...

F*** the Grammar Police: An Open Letter to 'Pro...

Dear Grammar Police, I’m impartial to the proper things. To me, it just feels like I’m being controlled by pointless and typically problematic ideals. With the exception of certain things...