Editors Note: The Queen s Journal BIPOC Advisory Board
February 26, 2021
This past November,
The Journal formed its first BIPOC Advisory Board. An idea first suggested by Aysha Tabassum, incoming co-Editor in Chief and current Features Editor, the Board will bring much needed representation from Queen’s BIPOC community to
The Journal’s editorial board.
After taking applications in November,
The Journal welcomed Meena Waseem, Audrey Henry, and Aisling Martins-Ezeifeaku to represent the first iteration of the Advisory Board.
Currently, the Advisory Board is reviewing Journal policy to make it more equitable, as many areas of our policy fail to reflect the needs of vulnerable communities. In collaboration with the Editor in Chief and Managing Editor, they will be presenting their thoughts and ideas in the near future, which we hope to implement before the end of Volume 148 on May 1. These policy initiatives will include looking at interview practices, anonymity policy, an