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All content by Zeniya Cooley

Essay: After a lifetime of public exposure, Marilyn Monroe deserves privacy

By Zeniya Cooley
October 5, 2022

Essay: Black Girl with Attitude

By Zeniya Cooley
February 28, 2022

Essay: Black girls deserve to be free

By Zeniya Cooley
January 20, 2022

Essay: The beauty of Black love

By Zeniya Cooley
October 21, 2021

Essay: Reflections on the Black anime fandom

By Zeniya Cooley
September 30, 2021

Essay: What Black representation in young adult literature meant to me

By Zeniya Cooley
August 30, 2021

Essay: Black history must not be erased to spare white feelings

By Zeniya Cooley
July 30, 2021

Essay: A love letter to Black men and boys

By Zeniya Cooley
July 15, 2021

Essay: Normalizing the “Black Not Girl”

By Zeniya Cooley
June 18, 2021

Essay: Understanding why Black artists honor the dead

By Zeniya Cooley
March 31, 2021

Essay: Homecoming – my return to my Southern roots

By Zeniya Cooley
March 7, 2021
You can browse Engage to find student organizations you might be interested in joining, from pre-professional groups to intramural sports.

How to stay engaged with student activities from a distance

By Zeniya Cooley
August 23, 2020

Review: R&B artist Summer Walker‘s ‘Life on Earth’

By Zeniya Cooley
July 17, 2020
Karen Thornton, the director of the Government Procurement Law Program, said she worked with the Office of Sustainability to plan the first ever sustainable solutions competition.

Students compete to develop sustainable solutions to government problems

By Jared Gans and Zeniya Cooley
March 5, 2020
The Korean studies major has focused on expanding students' exposure to literature and history.

New Korean major extends GW’s ‘demonstrated strength’ in the field: faculty

By Zeniya Cooley and Ella Stern
February 13, 2020
Richard Wright wrote the "Native Son" in 1940, but the story about a young, black man facing oppression and racism has stood the test of time.

Influential black authors’ works to read throughout February

By Zeniya Cooley
February 3, 2020
Get in the holiday spirit with a playlist that will put you through all the feels.

Snow & soul: a playlist for all the Christmas feels

By Zeniya Cooley
November 25, 2019
Geneva Henry, the dean of libraries and academic innovation, said more than 3,000 users have employed different search strategies to pore over more than 15 million tweets.

Thousands use GW Libraries’ social media archive tool six years after debut

By Zeniya Cooley
November 7, 2019
The Georgetown stairs featured in the 1973 thriller “The Exorcist” are designated as a historical D.C. landmark by the Historic Preservation Review Board.

Priceless scares: Save cash on ghost tours at free haunted hot spots

By Zeniya Cooley
October 28, 2019
Sara Wilensky, an assistant dean for undergraduate education, said the program is designed to help Milken undergraduates connect with older peers and learn about academic resources.

Public health school debuts mentorship, academic program for undergraduate students

By Zeniya Cooley
October 2, 2019
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