"Her fate lies in the hands of two men she is unable to trust. She is unsatisfied with both but understands she must settle for the less wretched of the two. She has no say in the choices that will be made and fears those who are supposed to have a voice will be muted, too." Read on
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Religious clubs sound like a great idea, in theory...But the problem with these clubs is that they will always underrepresent the minorities. Read on
Jennie Matos, 14, chronicles her journey as a black girl attending a PWI. "I can go to their school but will never be a part of their school community." Read on
Look at their eyes They’re staring back at you On the verge of tears Afraid their blood will smear, the cement Black, more than a color It’s a feeling, a lifestyle; a target They’ve picked on the pigmentation that picked and plucked, till their hands bled Was it really centuries ago? Those Brown Eyes Never… Read on
In 2020, there are so many external influences that have tried to reform beauty to specific standards. For Black teen girls especially, the pressure seems to constantly intensify as they are approached with social norms of colorism, racism, and westernized beauty standards. Read on
"Seeing someone with my cultural background doing nothing about the blatantly immoral actions right in front of him shook me to my core," writes VOX ATL's James Rhee. "It was then that I realized we, as an Asian community, have been doing the same thing for decades." Read on
