Does My Voice Need a Color? Platforms and Safe Spaces LRR, April 6, 2017February 8, 2025 Times have changed for those who voice their opinion to the public. The internet is readily available to everyone and it is waiting for us to post our thoughts—in one hundred and forty characters or less. It’s a privilege to have access to a platform through which we can assert… Continue Reading
Color Blind By: Brandon Marquis LRR, February 10, 2017February 8, 2025 When I was young, my mother told me to always dress better than all of the other kids. She told me that I needed to speak better than them as well. She encouraged me to read. She knew that I had to try harder than everyone else. She knew that,… Continue Reading
An Interview with Dr. William Jelani Cobb by Sten Spinella (2016) LRR, May 5, 2016March 5, 2024 This is the unedited transcript of Dr. Cobb’s interview. The edited version is printed in the Long River Review’s physical copy. Dr. William Jelani Cobb is a nationally-known intellectual who has written books, essays, and anthologies on everything from the history of hip-hop to the Cold War to racism and… Continue Reading
Saying Goodbye to One of the Greats by Emily Zimmer LRR, February 22, 2016February 8, 2025 “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view … Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” (Atticus Finch from “To Kill A Mockingbird”) One often tries to escape the memories of their high school experience. The overcrowded hallways… Continue Reading