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The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

Sofia Uriagereka-Herburger

Sofia Uriagereka-Herburger, Magazine Editor

Sofia is a senior going into her second year at The Beacon. A future ethnobotanist and art school dropout, she is now the co-magazine editor. When she’s not advocating for the dismantling of Exxon, to save our beautiful planet, she can be found in the library.

All content by Sofia Uriagereka-Herburger
Graphic by Pia Doran

Toni Morrison is a Wilson icon

Sofia Uriagereka-Herburger, Magazine Editor September 7, 2019

Every one of Toni Morrison’s works is a powerhouse. Whether you began with “The Bluest Eye” in freshman year, or sought her out on your own, every book, every essay, every poem, is a transformative...

Graphic by Shirah Lister

Instagram facilitates harassment

Sofia Uriagereka-Herburger, Magazine Editor June 10, 2019

It’s a routine enough experience: you give a coworker or a classmate your Instagram handle. He follows you, and starts to like your pictures. He goes back weeks, maybe even a year. Any picture of you...

Illustration by Sofia Uriagereka Herburger

Activism isn’t for everyone

Sofia Uriagereka-Herburger, Magazine Editor May 6, 2019

You can count on seeing it after every nationally publicized protest, either on Buzzfeed or Teen Vogue, any news site built around captivating the attention of teens. It could be a collection of quirky...

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