Every September, as the world shifts and countless birds embark on one of nature’s most remarkable migrations, we at Three-Fifths Magazine invite you to join us in a profound journey of purpose. These creatures do not wander aimlessly; they move … Continue reading September Theme: As The Crow Flies – Soaring Towards Justice and Flourishing
After every great upheaval—whether personal, political, cultural, or spiritual—comes a defining question: What now? Following our exploration of Afterlife, which examined what remains long after systems, institutions, and injustices are presumed dead, and Backlash, which confronts the forces that resist … Continue reading August Theme: Reconstruction: What We Build After the Storm
“If you get rid of unfair practices,quit blaming victims,quit gossiping about other people’s sins,If you are generous with the hungryand start giving yourselves to the down-and-out,Your lives will begin to glow in the darkness,your shadowed lives will be bathed in … Continue reading Peace, Be Still: Reconstructing America After the Storm
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary (2026), a storm is a catastrophic event usually marked by nature or life circumstances. Starting over after a storm is no simple task. It requires faith, patience, support, strength, and willingness to achieve your desired … Continue reading Reconstruction: What We Build After the Storm
Her Body Remembers Some histories do not stay in the Smithsonian. They do not remain trapped in old dusty court records, past census lines, outdated policy language, or the brittle pages of a nation’s selective memory. History travels, descends, and … Continue reading The Architecture Of What Remains
It was early in the morning. On a cold, crisp, early spring day, with all the firefighters at the firehouse seated around the kitchen table, coffee in hand, and the sound of full-throated political and sports debates and rustling newspapers … Continue reading Time To Go To Work
Living at the intersection of Blackness and femaleness, I learned early where society expected me to stand. I am often at the lower end of the totem pole. There is one, you know. Luckily, I was raised in a multigenerational … Continue reading The Totem Pole
Across Five Aprils, Irene Hunt’s poignant novel, masterfully illustrates the American Civil War not through grand battles, but through the intimate lens of a family torn by divided loyalties and the profound personal cost of conflict. It’s a narrative that … Continue reading Across Five Aprils
Three-Fifths 