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R E V O L U T I O N M M X V

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MILITANT TENDERNESS. SUBVERSIVE SWEETNESS. RADICAL GENTLENESS. THESE ARE THE TRAITS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY. THERE IS NO BETTER TIME THAN NOW TO TRANSFORM THE WORLD AND TO CELEBRATE THOSE WHO HAVE COMMITTED THEMSELVES TO THEIR CRAFT. AS THE PAST FEW MONTHS HAVE SHOWN IN GLARING DETAIL, THE

WORK OF BLACK MILLENNIALS MUST BE CELEBRATED. AFTER ALL, OUR VOICES AND OUR

LIVES MATTER. THIS MAGAZINE IS NOT MEANT TO BE THE AUTHORITATIVE VOICE ON THE

BRILLIANCE THAT EXISTS IN THE AUC AND ON BLACK COLLEGE CAMPUSES IN GENERAL. IT IS MERELY A SMALL FRACTION OF IT. IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM THE YOUNG MEN AND

WOMEN FEATURED HAVE PROVED THEMSELVES TO BE WARRIORS ON THEIR OWN FRONT.

REVOLUTIONARIES COME IN MANY FORMS. ACTIVISTS. MISSIONARIES. PUBLIC SERVANTS.

STUDENTS. HERE WE BRING YOU JUST A FEW OF THE MANY WHO ARE COMMITTING THEIR LIVES

TO NOBLE CAUSES.

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ADVISOR: Ron Thomas EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Darren W. Martin, Jr. DEPUTY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Jayson OverbyMANAGING EDITOR: Jared LogginsDEPUTY MANAGING EDITORS: Jerrel Floyd, Annick LaurentCREATIVE DIRECTORS: Bryan Burke, Michael Martin, Darren W. Martin Jr, Jayson OverbyCREATIVE CONSULTANT/DESIGN: Ahmad Barber DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLIC RELATIONS: Amber JohnsonINTERNAL RELATIONS DIRECTOR: Kristen HarrisEXECUTIVE PRODUCER, TIGERTV: Bryan BurkeDEPUTY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, TIGER TV: Jason PerryPHOTOGRAPHY: Ahmad Barber, Jayson Overby, Kenneth Greenwood, Dar-ren W. Martin Jr., Winston Cash CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Darren Martin, Jared Loggins, Annick Laurent, Jerrel Floyd, Brianna Gaulding, Christine Slaughter, James Parker, Jayson Overby, Jebar King, Malcolm Banks, D’Shonda Brown, Ugochuwu Unigwe, Tyra Seals, Malcolm Banks, Tiffany Pennamon.

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A LETTER FROMMANAGING EDITOR 6

A LETTER FROMEDITOR-IN-CHIEF 8

THE ENTREPRENEURS 12

THE SARTORIALISTS 16

THE ACTIVISTS 20

THE ARTISANS 22

THE JUGGARNAUTS 28

THE WAYFARERS 32

THE SCIENTISTS 36

WOMAN OF THE YEAR 42

WOMEN OF THE YEAR 46

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THE FUTURE 50

THE NEW GAURD 56

THE ESTABLISHMENT 60

THE TITANS 66

HALL OF FAME 68

FACULTY OF THE YEAR 80

STAFF 86

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WRITTEN BY: Jayson OverbyPHOTOGRAPHY BY: AHMAD BARBER

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WRITTEN BY: Jerrel FloydPHOTOGRAPHY BY: KENNETH GREENWOOD

“People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance

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become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave.” Assata Shakur.

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ANDRE M WILSONSenior/ Richmond, VA Physics MajorAUC Tiger Sharks

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T H E N E W F A C E O F W O M E N L E A D E R SW O M E N O F T H E Y E A R :

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BRANDON RAVENALLHometown: Nashville, TennesseeMajor: Economics

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