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...
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...
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...
“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...
The youth has constantly been characterized as lazy and unmotivated, in all aspects, including politics. This election season, we proved everyone wrong.
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...
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...
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...
Plot twist: There is no correct way.
Nigerian youth are yelling “ENDSARS,” and the rest of the world needs to pay attention.
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...
Here for intersectional women putting out fires and changing the world.
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...
Bucket List ( plural bucket lists ) ( idiomatic ) A list of things to accomplish before one’s death . When I was 12 years old, alongside my...
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...
Expectations and a fear of change can take hold of our lives. This is my journey to finally letting go.
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...
This year has been chaotic for Puerto Rico― earthquakes, a global pandemic, hurricane season, and, to top it off, the general 2020...
Generation Z: Relentless in the face of the epidemics of society
What would you tell your 10-year-old self right now?
I wrote this poem based on this prompt "Write a poem about what your favorite color tastes like".