Mandy Shunnarah Archives

Bio

Mandy Shunnarah is an Alabama-born, Palestinian-American writer who calls Columbus, Ohio, home. Their essays, poetry, and short stories have been published in The New York Times, Electric Literature, The Rumpus, The Columbus Anthology from Belt Publishing, and more. Their first book, Midwest Shreds: Skating Through America’s Heartland, is forthcoming from Belt. Read more at mandyshunnarah.com.

"Butter" Get Ready: An Indianapolis Art Fair by, of and for Black Artists

August 15, 2023

BUTTER blends art, economic justice, and reparations together for an unforgettable weekend of Black excellence and Black joy. 

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A gallery exhibiting a variety of artworks on its white walls and in its exhibition space. There is a collection of waist-height stands holding text-based works, while the walls are dotted with a line of two-dimensional works. There is also a set of white pedestals have a handful of three-dimensional works in the middle of the gallery space.

Rural Ohio Curator Brings Palestinian-American Artists Together

July 18, 2023

For “Text Me When You Get Home,” Mona Gazala invited Palestinian poets and text artists with ties to Ohio, and explored the idea of community, connection, and care.

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Century-old Ohio Church Soon to be a Black Cultural Center

July 11, 2023

The church was the center of Black life in Athens, and now Mount Zion Baptist Church Preservation Society is restoring it to be a gathering place for the area’s Black residents.

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