
I Will Not Be Broken: My Black Girl Struggle in the World of a PWI
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

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

“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

When I was in middle school, my mother would let me buy snacks while she filled her gas tank. One day, we stopped by a

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

As I got out of the car, I experienced discomfort and reality. I was the only black man visible for miles. I felt out of

“Many of us were excited for our parents and others to see us walk across the graduation stage, but instead we are left walking in

I encountered a small elderly woman and for data entry purposes, I asked who she had voted for. Her response troubled me: “Oh, I’m not

“I always try to ensure that I’m raising the voices of others through my activism,” says Paideia senior Emma Schwartz, “Rather than speaking on their

“After I figured out that college life was going to throw at me what it wanted…I shook the urge to overthink and quickly returned to

“The hardest grief,” says VOX ATL contributor Kelsey Henderson, “is when someone you never questioned being absent in your life fails to make an appearance.”

VOX ATL alum and Georgia Tech freshman Avanti shares what it has been like transitioning from high school to college.

She was lying, half her body draped across me. She seemed to know so much. Maybe it’s because She was right. She felt heavy on