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“My New Friend At Pathmark“
Christina Bebeau is a writer who hates red peppers and has no cats. She loves maps and running down hills. She occasionally has a small cult of people fascinated with her clothes. She lives in Washington Heights.
[Prose – May 26, 2013]

“Black Urban Myth” & “Hairitage”
Candice Ralph is a young writer, teaching artist, and nanny. She’s influenced by her discussions with children and ecological experiences. Although American born, she intimately identifies with her Bermudian and West Indian origins. Candice holds an English BA from The University of Chicago and is pursuing a Creative Writing MFA.
[Poetry – September 21, 2016]

“La Vie Bohème en Bleu“
Paix Robinson is a professional artist, writer and model raised in Oakland, CA, currently residing in Harlem, NY. Paix attended the Ailey School and his studies also include a major in Theatre Arts & Dance at CSULA. Paix is signed with MMG Model Management. Paix’s blog “WeerdVomit” has a readership in over 20 countries and he is the editor-in-chief and founder of artVOMIT The Magazine.
[Prose – August 11, 2016]

“Let Me Explain“
Phillipe M. Chatelain is a poet from New York City with a Masters Degree in Poetry from The New School. He writes as someone in the tradition of the urban troubadour or the flaneur–wandering, taking notes. He believes that poetry of our generation has taken on a much more digital definition. Furthermore, it is important for New Modernist writers like those exhibited in In Parentheses Literary Magazine to assume the forms of media available in order to carry on the history of Sublime Art. His series taking shots alone was self-published in 2012-2015.
[Poetry – April 10, 2017]

“The Black Man”
Brittney Bullock is a Boston University graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. Primary interests include politics, prose and poetry.
[February 17, 2013]

“Apologia”
Akhim Alexis is a writer born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago. He is currently pursuing an MA in Literatures in English at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. He also collects books, some which he may never read.
[Poetry – July 28, 2019]

Justice Deferred: Looking At History to Make Sense of Grand Juries’ Decisions Not To Indict Policemen
Viewing these incidents as apart of an overarching socio-historical context will then equip us with a comprehensive understanding of the predicament in which young black men find themselves in this country and also an understanding of the leeway afforded to law-enforcers by judiciaries. – BY MICHAEL R. PITTER
[December 10, 2014]

Tupac Shakur and the Answer to Hughes’ Call to Black Modernism
Shakur’s rap lyrics often outshine his works of poetry, both of which elaborately describe his gangster lifestyle as well as many of the struggles he faced growing up black in America. Tupac’s poetry, however, is a one of a kind example of a black poet fulfilling Hughes’ expectations, which was greatly based on Whitmanian criteria outlined in the “Preface.” In fact, Tupac Shakur answers Langston Hughes’ call to black writers through his poetry by pointing out injustice in American and advocating for social change, as well as a change in Black self-conception, in order to bolster Black identity. – BY PHILLIPE M. CHATELAIN
[April 15, 2012]

Introducing the Black Gentrifier: An Emerging Social Anomaly
This is the basic layperson’s understanding of the gentrification framework in a few words: Twenty-something Caucasian hipsters eating Jamaican beef patties, walking through Brooklyn’s thoroughfares with sunglasses and long faces: this image could represent the most visible changes in these neighborhoods. In reality, the situation is not so black and white. by MICHAEL R. PITTER
[June 17, 2014]

“You CAN/CAN’T Touch My Hair” — Natural Hair on Display
Simply put, the “Natural Hair Movement” for Black womyn from all across the Pan-African diaspora has become our re-introduction to rocking our natural curls and naps. For many, it’s the first time since our childhood or youth (although this is not true for all naturalistas), but more critically, it is a departure from Eurocentric beauty ideals of long, straight, fine hair, an explicit embracing of our African roots (pun intended), and a celebration of ourselves. – BY RAMELCY URIBE
[June 16, 2013]

Why Modern American Racism Will Exist for Another Few Hundred Years
The murder of Michael Brown and the police intimidation and brutality that followed has pulled today’s mainstream discourse back into ascertaining how this country’s race problems could be resolved. Resolution of this historically American issue implies a sort of eradication of racism from American society. But how could this be achieved?  – BY MICHAEL R. PITTER
[August 21, 2014]

A Black Author’s Duty
Although many critics insisted that blacks be depicted positively to their misinformed public, black writers of the New Negro movement did not have an obligation to be partial towards blacks because there is literary value in any depiction of African Americans. The New Negro advancement in literature, art, and society brought about pride in African American culture and was a way of motivating African Americans to believe that they were equals because they had the newly found chance to build their social image. – BY PHILLIPE M. CHATELAIN
[June 5, 2012]

“Here’s To You Mr. Robinson”
To be a young black man in America with a dream is a difficult and courageous endeavor. Paix Robinson has not allowed the echoes of the global Jim Crow to dull his spirit, creative sense of being or more importantly his hustle. And his art is a vibrant reminder that harmony still exists even in the simplicity of blue, black and white. – BY TREVOR MOPPIN
[August 8, 2018]

ζ – A Selection of Photographs
Shot by Michael R. Pitter for In Parentheses
[December 20, 2014]

Bait
Historical fiction by Zuri McWhorter
[May 5, 2020]

Live From 125th Street: Responses to the Acquittal of George Zimmerman
Shot by Michael R. Pitter for In Parentheses
[July 14, 2013]

“Directionless Clowns of the 21st Century” Off “The In Parentheses Tape” (B-Sides)
[August 21, 2012]

People of the Early 21st Century
Shot by Michael R. Pitter for In Parentheses
[December 17, 2013]