George Floyd: The Spark in the American Powder Keg [OPINION]
VOX ATL’s Adam Dickerson says he’s never seen anything like the George Floyd protests in his life, but it still feels familiar.
VOX Trot: Competitive Creatures
A Note From The Cartoonist: Birds are such competitive creatures. Why do you think every time you hear one sing one inevitably responds to show it up? Or why peacocks have such pretty feathers? All in the spirit of competition.
GRL TLK: The Future. And College, Too. One Year Later.
One year ago teens Amariyah, Jasmine, Aaliyah, Lyric, Rin, Christina, Emma, and Jaya recorded a podcast reflecting on their years in high school and what they believed the future would hold. Now during quarantine, they virtually connected once more (along with new participants Haley Henderson and Sophie James) to talk college expectations vs reality, gap […]
Why I Love Netflix’s ‘Too Hot To Handle’
I’ll be honest: I’m a big film and television fan. But the one genre that has always eluded me is reality television. I don’t care whether it’s the more “sophisticated” lives of large celebrities like the Kardashians, or the party hard lifestyles of the childish adults on the “Jersey Shore,” the genre can never seem […]
VOX Trot: Woof!
A Note From The Cartoonist: My dog, Milo, loves going on walks off leash. He walks ahead and sniffs around to make sure it’s safe, then he’ll go to the back and make sure no one lags behind, and he’ll go bounding in to the woods at the slightest sound, leaping over logs. He just […]
Opinion: Netflix’s ‘Hollywood’ Makes Racial Progress Look Easy and It’s Kinda Insulting
Editor’s Note: There are SPOILERS ahead. This opinion piece about the new Netflix original series “Hollywood” is best understood after watching the show in its entirety. There are spoilers below and some points may not be understood unless the reader has watched the show. The new Netflix original series “Hollywood” is a seven-episode miniseries co-created […]
Strong Women Reflection: A Story Behind the Story
Although most of my life has come to a halt, the Strong Women Fellowship and VOX ATL continued to keep me connected, one Zoom call at a time.
Finding Inspiration in Donated Bras and Period Supplies
“It was a really cool activity to be able to understand a little bit about the struggles that many women face all the time, regarding having to choose between feminine hygiene products or a hot meal.”
Review: With ‘Hahaha,’ Regrettes Guitarist Genessa Gariano Creates Music for Our Anxious Times
Since coronavirus entered the US and quarantine put the country on lockdown, musicians and artists have been forced to cancel shows, postpone recording sessions, and often not been able to see their bandmates at all. The California based punk-rock/pop band The Regrettes, however, have not let this pandemic put a halt to their creative output. […]
VOX Teen Poetry: “I Am Black”
I Am Black Afrikan American, and nothing will change that Kinky coils in my hair, black and sometimes nappy Brown skin, chocolate charm, dark and happy My name is Zakai That starts with a Z I chiropractic crack all those stereotypes of me This ebony ingenuity was never new ya see Why, this is the […]
