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)

The Subtleties of Racism
Photo by Femi Matti | Words By Joel L. Daniels Chain smokers do funny things with hands. Onlookers wait in line. White people snicker, “It must be for Jordans.” No. It is...
The Subtleties of Racism
Photo by Femi Matti | Words By Joel L. Daniels Chain smokers do funny things with hands. Onlookers wait in line. White people snicker, “It must be for Jordans.” No. It is...

Hermano
By Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez I rarely write about my brother. I rarely mention him, because I have made his existence so minimal in my every-day life, that I can...
Hermano
By Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez I rarely write about my brother. I rarely mention him, because I have made his existence so minimal in my every-day life, that I can...

How Getting Paid In "Exposure" Exploits Black W...
Photo by Caroline Brinegar | Words by Dominique Matti [...] And then the publications started contacting me. First, Huffington Post came. I immediately said yes. I called my family to brag,...
How Getting Paid In "Exposure" Exploits Black W...
Photo by Caroline Brinegar | Words by Dominique Matti [...] And then the publications started contacting me. First, Huffington Post came. I immediately said yes. I called my family to brag,...

"Do You Think You're Beautiful?": Navigating A ...
Photo by AE | Words by Whitney P. Lopez The reward for confidence when you are Black, plus-sized, hairy, and undesirable is often abuse, whether verbal, physical, or mental. It is...
"Do You Think You're Beautiful?": Navigating A ...
Photo by AE | Words by Whitney P. Lopez The reward for confidence when you are Black, plus-sized, hairy, and undesirable is often abuse, whether verbal, physical, or mental. It is...

Black Women Are The Bomb
Photo by Femi Matti | Words By Joel L. Daniels I firmly believe that “walk across this bridge for some cheesecake” Dylan from the original Making of the Band should walk behind...
Black Women Are The Bomb
Photo by Femi Matti | Words By Joel L. Daniels I firmly believe that “walk across this bridge for some cheesecake” Dylan from the original Making of the Band should walk behind...

Color Variety, Color Disparity
by Jazmin Zayuri Gonzalez I was 6 when I noticed I was brown, and I was 8 when I realized it was a problem. From the moment I was conceived,...
Color Variety, Color Disparity
by Jazmin Zayuri Gonzalez I was 6 when I noticed I was brown, and I was 8 when I realized it was a problem. From the moment I was conceived,...