"Explicit discrimination and overt stereotypical thinking have plagued and penetrated the health care and research systems so profoundly, that it is now difficult to root out every aspect that has been planted in it throughout time," writes VOX ATL teen staff writer Amy Pham. Read on
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Jump out of the shower Grab an outfit Face the mirror then start No fighting No strong opinions No thoughts No me Silence Keep quiet Don’t wanna be another angry black girl Soft voice high giggle No aggression Say it again no aggression I keep practicing I’m almost ready I do my hair Grab a… Read on
the most revolutionary act i’ve ever committed was love for myself in a world that has destroyed black girls like me for eons, the best thing about a coloring book is all of the colors white, blue, black and yellow and without a color, the picture would be incomplete when did one color become less… Read on
Black children are forced to face the question, “Which America do I live in?” The ability to survive and thrive in a country that doesn't want us in power. Read on
I have many enemies One happens to be the inner me I question the excellency of this Black energy True, I am great, as are all of us Yet blood graces the pavement and they ask why we fuss I’m furiously fumbling reality, which is foolish and full of s**t Dealing with what the ancestors… Read on
Black Women are often among the most unprotected group of women on the planet. I took Breonna Taylor’s death so close to heart as if she had been my own sister. Read on