By Malia Nahinu A painful existence— Confusing messages, Spoken to us as children in anger From protective mothers, “DO NOT WALK ALONE AT NIGHT.” Dresses...
By Aisha Jitan Everyone should be a feminist. Tell me you are a believer of justice, true freedom, A believer in fundamental human rights....
By Sally Deskins “Not Everyone Gets to Be Pretty,” a photograph of the artist donning bloody, streaky red paint and a bulbous, red-and-pink hat,...
By Journey McAndrews ~ for all the Thelmas “Something’s, like, crossed over in me and I can’t go back. I mean I just couldn’t...
By Rosalind Moran If you’re a man, woman, child, or even a bright green extraterrestrial who actually does have eyes the size of its...
By Bella Week There are about as many higher education institutions in this country as there are prisons, and all but Columbia and the University...
By Chelsey Engel Tell boys to start young Look up our skirts when we’re not paying attention And when they’re older and ask us to...
________________________________________________________________________________ Jordan Durham holds an MFA in poetry from the University of Idaho where she was the 2015-16 Centrum Fellow. Her poems...
By Ibram X. Kendi In the prologue of my new book, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, I...
By Mohadesa Najumi I want to share with you my own personal theory entitled “The -1 vs. +1 value.” It is my formula to explain...
By Megan Bryde The future must no longer be determined by the past. I do not deny that the effects of the past are...
By Vilna Bashi Treitler I’m a full Professor of Sociology. Some might say I’ve “made it,” especially in a country where (according to data from the...
This isn’t an open letter. It’s cautionary. Warning tape surrounds this statement. Enter at your own risk.
By Lytasha Marie Blackwell The following piece was written while I was a junior in high school. This piece reflects my concerns, views, passion,...
By Chi-Chi Ayalogu This is an era in social consciousness when the knee jerk reaction to gender based violence is to attack the perpetrator,...
By Mirusha Yogarajah Watching the show Master of None inscribed a sense of self-worth in me. My identity was relevant enough to be represented...
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By Natasha Chanto I am nothing like the girls advertised in by the media. I am 5’1”, I weigh 125 pounds, my breasts are...