TIME Magazine
RushTok Is a Mesmerizing Viral Trend. It Also Amplifies Sororities’ Problems With Racism
"To those advocating for real change when it comes to the University of Alabama’s Greek life, RushTok is more than just OOTDs—it offers a chance to re-examine not only its fraught history with race, but also its widespread influence on campus culture."
PBS NewsHour
Where does the Black church fit in today’s Black Lives Matter movement?
"Some young activists today, are trying to keep that connection between social justice movements and the church. Alexus Cumbie, who attended church service every Sunday pre-pandemic, said she believes the Black church and the Black Lives Matter Movement share some of the same goals of 'truth seeking and transparency, repentance and reconciliation.'"
Teen Vogue
Bama Rush Has Swept TikTok. But What Do You Need to Know?
“Because we know that [Alabama] is a Greek-centered university, we have to cultivate spaces in Greek life where Black and POC students on campus are welcomed,” says Alexus Cumbie, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, a historically African American sorority."
The Washington Post
For Black women, Stacey Abrams’s loss ‘feels like a punch in the gut’
"As Alexus Cumbie, a writer and political strategist based in Birmingham, Ala., put it: 'For another election season, Black women continue to be the backbone of the Democratic party, but not the face of it.'"
Reckon South
‘We can’t leave anyone behind’
“Welcome to the first edition of Young, Southern, and Black, a series by Reckon that lends the microphone to Black southerners under 30 who are crafting the futures they want to see in the region they call home."
Camellias Publishing
Uplifting Minds Through Literary Vibes
"Filling the back of the classroom with fresh beats courtesy of her freshly sharpened no. 2 pencil, Cumbie was nevertheless a careful observer of the shocking disparities of the education system. As Cumbie grew up and discovered her talent for poetic verse, she never gave up on the social justice she originally sought from the back of the classroom."
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