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Ecy King

The Grind
An arch looking into Main Quad with palm trees lining the road

Once upon a time at Stanford

Ecy King
  •  
May 2, 2022
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Illustration of a Black fetus in the womb.

So this is what representation feels like…

Ecy King
  •  
April 7, 2022
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Two shots from the Instagram short film; one features the boy at a village and the other is darker, portraying captured Black people.

Imagining and reimagining narratives of slavery

Ecy King
  •  
March 9, 2022
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A Black woman in front of a yellow wall, posing for a pictorial photoshoot.

We should romanticize Afrocentric features more

Ecy King
  •  
Jan. 26, 2022
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Top-down view of braided hair.

Answering six common questions about Afro-textured hair

Ecy King
  •  
Jan. 24, 2022
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The former COVID testing site during winter 2021; upstairs at Tresidder.

Flashback: A winter 2021 ‘pandemic morning’ at Stanford

Ecy King
  •  
Jan. 23, 2022
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A woman braids another woman's hair

Braided Conversations: Observations while my friend braids hair at Stanford

Ecy King
  •  
Jan. 11, 2022
Cartoons
StanfordSelfCareList

Stanford Self-Care List

Ecy King
  •  
June 1, 2021
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Students and children in front of a Stanford fountain

23 things I miss about Stanford

Ecy King
  •  
Jan. 20, 2021
Cartoons
TheDishMenu

The Dish Menu

Ecy King
  •  
Sept. 29, 2020
The Grind
(Graphic: KIKI HOOD/The Stanford Daily)

The flower that blooms in adversity

Ecy King
  •  
May 7, 2020
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Here are 10 moments unique to Stanford that made me realize that this dream school is indeed a reality. (Photo: Pixabay)

Only at Stanford: 10 unique moments I realized I was truly here

Ecy King
  •  
Jan. 23, 2020
The Grind

5 lessons learned from frosh fall quarter

Ecy King
  •  
Jan. 16, 2020
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Ecy King notes the multiplicity of passersby while taking a break outside Green Library. (Photo: Linda A. Cicero/Stanford News Service)

Insights from people watching

Ecy King
  •  
Jan. 8, 2020
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Stanford University is less like a school than you would imagine. (Photo: EVAN PENG/The Stanford Daily)

10 things Stanford feels like besides a school

Ecy King
  •  
Nov. 15, 2019
The Grind
Can you tell if it's night or day? (Photo: TAMER SHABANI/The Stanford Daily)

I tried to be an early bird and a night owl at the same time. Here’s what happened

Ecy King
  •  
Nov. 8, 2019
The Grind
(Photo: Courtesy of Daniela Gonzalez)

I looked at my admissions file, here’s what I saw

Ecy King
  •  
Oct. 16, 2019
The Stanford Daily

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