Alloyah Abobi is a first-year PhD student. She holds an honors BA in Health, Culture, and Society from Bryn Mawr College, where she was a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow. Her thesis explored the transformative healing power of spoken word poetry in the Black community, highlighting resilient voices across the African diaspora. Currently, her research interests are centered around how various media forms influence and sustain cultural narratives within the Black community. Alloyah aims to contribute insights on representation in media while engaging with contemporary issues. aabobi@u.northwestern.edu