Malcolm Abrams News Today

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Editor and publisher Malcolm Abrams. Photo by Martin Boling by MALCOLM ABRAMS This issue marks the culmination of 15 years of Bloom Magazine. To me, 15 years really doesn’t seem so long. I have many friendships of more than 50 years. But time is relative. For Bloom Deputy Editor Sophie Bird, 15 years is practically forever. She was a tot in fourth grade when I started the magazine. There are some people who grew up here or who have lived in Bloomington for decades who lament all the changes...

The achievements of Black women are being recognized nationally as never before, thanks to the ascent of Kamala Harris to the vice presidency, the impact of Black women on the presidential election, and the several Black women appointed to cabinet and other key government positions. Finally, and long overdue. Black women are also mayors of several of the country’s largest cities, including Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco, New Orleans, and Washington, D.C., and Michelle Obama for the third str...

(l-r) Bloom’s Angels—Design Director Stephanie Reeves, Associate Publisher Cassaundra Huskey, and Deputy Editor Sophie Bird—take a break from working on the magazine to show off their masks. Stephanie sets her creative spirit loose while Cassaundra shares her love of cats wearing these colorful masks from Spectrum Creative Group, 101 W. Kirkwood. Sophie models a free-spirited, tie- dye mask by Simply Southern from EllieMae’s Boutique, 101 W. Kirkwood. by SOPHIE BIRD photos by RODNEY MAR...