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The student voice of Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio

The Leaf
The student voice of Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio

The Leaf
The student voice of Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio

The Leaf
RAISE YOUR VOICE. Ella Baker never sought recognition for herself, instead promoting on the ideals she sought to make a reality. She wanted to cultivate a new group of leaders, so she focused on creating civil rights movements in colleges. “I found a greater sense of importance by being a part of those who were growing,” said Baker, according to “Time.

Ella Baker

Allyson Bonhaus, Feature Chief
February 12, 2018
GROUNDBREAKER. Marshall served as an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court from October 1967 until October 1991. During his long career, Marshall consistently fought for civil rights and challenged institutional racism. He voted in the landmark 1973 case Roe v. Wade as well as Furman v. Georgia.

Thurgood Marshall

Adhiti Chundur, Associate Editor
February 9, 2018
Morrisons work is known for its focus on the African American experience- specifically for women. Combined with her lyrical and powerful prose, Morrison weaves compelling tales centered around family, identity, and society. Throughout her career, Morrison has collected many accolades.

Toni Morrison

Hannah Lee, Opinion Chief
February 8, 2018
POWER OF THE PEN. Audre Lorde, left, is pictured with fellow writers Meridel Lesueur and Adrienne Rich at a 1980 writing workshop in Austin, Texas. Lorde began writing poetry when she was 12 or 13 years old. Lorde attended Hunter College and Columbia University, after which she worked as a librarian for several years before publishing “First Cities.” She had two children with a man whom she married and later divorced. Lorde described herself as a “black, lesbian, mother, warrior poet.”

Audre Lorde

Anisa Khatana, Staff Writer
February 7, 2018
Over the course of his life Achebe won multiple writing awards such as the Man Booker International Prize (2007) and the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize (2010).

Chinua Achebe

Sydney Evans, Leaflet Editor-in-Chief
February 6, 2018
HISTORY MAKER. Gibson’s achievements went on to inspire many other black athletes as well as women in the sport. She was later inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1971. She also went on to write an autobiography, titled “I Always Wanted to Be Someone.”

Althea Gibson

Harsitha Kalaiarasan, Staff Writer
February 5, 2018
LEGACY. Morgan Freeman accepts his Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild. He received the award on Jan. 21, 2018 as an 80 year old. Freeman has worked in theatre, TV, and Hollywood

Morgan Freeman

Jenna Bao, Executive Editor
February 2, 2018
RACE, CLASS, GENDER. hooks’ writing tends to be from a postmodern female perspective, through which she addresses race, class, and gender in education, art, history, sexuality, and mass media. As a writer, hooks chose the pseudonym “bell hooks” in tribute to her great-grandmother Bell Hooks, who was known for her opinions, and kept it in the lowercase to keep the focus on her work rather than her name. “It is the substance of my books, not who is writing them, that is important,” hooks said.

Bell Hooks (bell hooks)

Harsimran Makkad, Executive Web Editor-in-Chief
February 1, 2018
SCIENCE. Marie M. Daly is the first African-American female to obtain a Ph.D. in chemistry at an American university. Her passion for science and education traveled with her through three universities and many financial struggles until she landed her groundbreaking Ph.D. Along with her studies that contributed to understanding the human circulatory system, she worked for equality in education.

Marie M. Daly

Yasmine Guedira, News Chief
February 27, 2017
Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson, and Janelle Monae, the stars of Hidden Figures, pose with their awards. The actresses were backstage the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017. Spencer (left) played Dorothy Vaughan in the award- winning movie.

Dorothy Vaughan

Adhiti Chundur, Print Editor-in-Chief
February 24, 2017
Mary Jackson, played by Janelle Monae, left, Katherine Johnson, played by Taraji P. Henson, and Dorothy Vaughan, played by Octavia Spencer. The women are stars of the new movieHidden Figures. These women were trailblazers for women working in NASA.

Mary Jackson

Adhiti Chundur, Print Editor-in-Chief
February 23, 2017
IT’S AN HONOR. Former U.S. president, Barack Obama gives Katherine Johnson the presidential medal of freedom in 2015. The presidential medal of freedom is the highest civilian honor that a U.S. citizen can earn. Katherine received it because of her significant contributions to NASA, particularly her calculations for America’s first human spaceflight (with Alan Shepard).

Katherine Johnson

Sydney Evans, Print Editor-in-Chief
February 22, 2017
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