From Sewing Academy to Museums: The Youths Move to Social Justice
It’s relatively common for me to hear about how a politician is pushing for social justice, or how a professor is doing their best to fight...
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A Portrait of Youth: Masks, Mistakes, and Mental Illness, Pt. 2
What is it about being young that prompts us to pretend we are something we are not? What is it about youth that makes the allure of...
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If There Was Ever a Time To Stop Vaping, It's Now
“Vaping isn’t good for you.” You’ve probably heard that many times over the last few years since vaping became a thing. While it might have...
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Youth Voter Turnout: How We Impacted the Election
The youth has constantly been characterized as lazy and unmotivated, in all aspects, including politics. This election season, we proved everyone wrong.
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First Love: a Poem
Do you remember the words you told me? Love, love, love, But I didn’t wanna fall too fast. Honestly, I was just trying to avoid. But you...
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Why I Participated in Youth Volunteering
As a teenager, volunteering was a big part of my life. At the age of thirteen, I was intrigued by my local Boys and Girls Club’s Youth...
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Ode to My Many Sad Playlists
Throughout the many phases of my girlhood, one of the few unfading obsessions has been my music playlists. I have more than I can actually...
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How To Know if You Are “Adulting” the Correct Way
Plot twist: There is no correct way.
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What You Should Know About the #ENDSARS Movement
Nigerian youth are yelling “ENDSARS,” and the rest of the world needs to pay attention.
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Your Vote is Your Privilege. Your Privilege is Your Power.
100 years. That’s how long women have had the right to vote in the United States. Correction: that’s how long white women have had the...
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42 Environmental Advocates You Should Know About
Here for intersectional women putting out fires and changing the world.
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Growing Up: Reflections from My 21st Birthday
When I was younger, I used to scoff at the older woman around me who scrunched at their wrinkles and pinched their crow's feet. They were...
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The Need for A Bucket List
Bucket List ( plural bucket lists ) ( idiomatic ) A list of things to accomplish before one’s death . When I was 12 years old, alongside my...
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Why Your Vote Matters
You have probably heard it a thousand times. “This is the most important election year ever.” Although it may seem like you hear that every...
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The Product of Youth
Expectations and a fear of change can take hold of our lives. This is my journey to finally letting go.
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A Portrait of Youth: Masks, Mistakes, and Mental Illness, Pt. 1
What is it about being young that prompts us to pretend we are something we are not? What is it about youth that makes the allure of...
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Election Year: A Generation of Change
This year has been chaotic for Puerto Rico― earthquakes, a global pandemic, hurricane season, and, to top it off, the general 2020...
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The Relentless Generation Z
Generation Z: Relentless in the face of the epidemics of society
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We Asked College Students What They Would Tell Their 10-Year-Old Self During The Pandemic
What would you tell your 10-year-old self right now?
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An Orange Aftertaste
I wrote this poem based on this prompt "Write a poem about what your favorite color tastes like".
