Throughout the existence of the MHN, there were very few students of color on the staff at any given time. In 1979, a group of students proposed to the Choragos editorial board a section specifically written by “Third World” students, or students of color. The need to address issues of racism in the area had become more pressing after a cross burning and subsequent protest by Black students at Amherst College earlier that year. After much debate and discussion, Third World Voice was created. The two-page spread was managed by a staff of students of color that operated separately from the Choragos board.
The Third World Voice was home to news features on current events in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, as well as opinion pieces and creative works. “The Ebony Quill,” a column centered on the experiences of Black women, had been published in Choragos since 1972 but was included in the pages of the Third World Voice after 1979.
The name was later changed to simply Voices! in 1990 as the term “Third World” became outdated. Voices! continued throughout the decade before last appearing in the spring of 2002.