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Bourgeon’s mission, through our online publication and community initiatives, is twofold: to increase participation in the arts and to improve access to the arts. Bourgeon is a project of the not-for-profit Day Eight.

Paulie’s War by Matthew E Henry

These poems are part of a special section of the Mid-Atlantic Review, Celebrating Black History, and selected by editors Khadijah Ali-Coleman, Carolivia Herron, and...

Witch Hazel Tree by Dorothy Waters

These poems are part of a special section of the Mid-Atlantic Review, Celebrating Black History, and selected by editors Khadijah Ali-Coleman, Carolivia Herron, and...

My Story by Geoffrey Philp

These poems are part of a special section of the Mid-Atlantic Review, Celebrating Black History, and selected by editors Khadijah Ali-Coleman, Carolivia Herron, and...

Never Said a Mumbling Word by Yusef Saalam

These poems are part of a special section of the Mid-Atlantic Review, Celebrating Black History, and selected by editors Khadijah Ali-Coleman, Carolivia Herron, and...

Gorèe Island Ghosts by Tichaona Chinyelu

These poems are part of a special section of the Mid-Atlantic Review, Celebrating Black History, and selected by editors Khadijah Ali-Coleman, Carolivia Herron, and...

Three poems by Yvette R. Murray

These poems are part of a special section of the Mid-Atlantic Review, Celebrating Black History, and selected by editors Khadijah Ali-Coleman, Carolivia Herron, and...

School, Studio, and Back for DC Rapper Lightshow by Leah Cohen

This article was a finalist in the 2023 DC College Student Arts Journalism Competition. This article was first published in the Georgetown Hoya. Lightshow, a...

Prince Harry’s Spare re-rehashes the past by Maanasi Chintamani

This article was a finalist in the 2023 DC College Student Arts Journalism Competition. It was originally published in the Georgetown Voice. Oprah. 60 Minutes....

Ballerina Misty Copeland Focuses Lens on Social Issues in ‘Flower’ by Ebenezer Nkunda

This article was a finalist in the 2023 DC College Student Arts Journalism Competition. It was originally published in the Howard University News Service. Misty...

Laufey’s spell-binding Bewitched is akin to a storybook fairytale by Sagun Shrestha

This article was a finalist in Day Eight's 2023 DC College Student Arts Journalism Challenge. It was first published in the Georgetown Voice. The charts...

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IF FREEDOM DIES What’s next for us, if freedom dies–For those of us, they smear as woken—must we wear their yoke of lies? They seal their...
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