Rewind to 2016. I remember scrolling through YouTube, late at night under my covers, trying not to let too much light escape. I stumbled upon
Positive representation like this in mainstream media is so important moving forward for youth of color because it emphases that their stories are important.
As someone who has been a loyal “Spider-Man” movie watcher since the 2002 “Spider-Man” with Tobey McGuire, I was a little nervous coming into the
Although Miles is African American and Latino, the movie never points it out, or even mentions which honestly shocked me. He’s just a normal kid,
I gave the lady my address — not that it was any of her business. It didn’t seem like a crime to want to talk
You know what’s difficult? Being MENA (Middle Eastern North African) — specifically, noticeably MENA. Apparently, ever since 9/11, being from that region of the world
I was 6 years old when I had my first existential crisis. It was the terrifying moment when all the kids from my first grade
Administrators asked, “How could your parents let you out of the house like that?” Leggings aren’t the problem. Talking to high school students in that
“What do you take medicine for, Kaleb?” Everyone darted their eyes my way. “I have HIV.” I had swallowed all that stigma along with my
The ideas that upheld such ancient institutions persist today. Social class, caste, and colonialism have all contributed to colorism in the modern world. However, that
As a young, dark-skinned female who doesn’t talk “ghetto” or “ratchet,” who doesn’t constantly listen to rap music and doesn’t live in the “‘hood,” I
I am who God made me, and I am good, no matter what anyone says. The journey to this point has been rocky, and I
