RIZE Magazine first hit campus almost one year ago, providing a unique platform for Black Washington University students to share their writing, illustrations, photography and other forms of art with the University community.

For sophomore and Rize editor-in-chief Efua Osei, the inspiration for Rize came from publications that existed on campus decades ago. When examining Washington University archives for a class this past August, Osei discovered multiple Black student publications, including the Black Collegian, which was published from 1968 to 1971.