Nineteen Fifty-Six’s Spring 2025 edition is a special double issue inspired by New York Magazine/The Cut and the multiplicity of identity entitled “Multitudes” and “Southern Charm,” respectively.

With the first section of this issue, “Multitudes,” we explore the definition of intersectionality and the way our intersecting identities affect our everyday lives. The issue includes features on social media influencer Amayah Shaienne's journey throughout college and UA wheelchair basketball player Jason Foster’s experiences on and off the court. In the issue, we also discuss misogynoir, how students of color are traversing the ever evolving job market, how queer people of color are looking to each other for representation instead of popular media, and more.

Then in the second section of this issue, “Southern Charm,” we examine the past, present and future of the American South, a place much like the people who inhabit it, ever-changing and multifaceted; inspired by the work of other Southern magazine’s like Oxford American and the Bitter Southerner. The issue includes a Q&A with Victor Luckerson, a 2015 UA alum, journalist and author, about his debut book “Built From the Fire” and a feature on the University of Alabama’s only auxiliary dance team, the Crimson Belles. In the issue, we also discuss the South’s contribution to Hip Hop, what Southern pride looks like to Black people, and more.

Join us as we explore intersectionality and the American South.