By: Prathigna Yerakala September 14, 2019September 15, 2019 MENTAL HEALTHfeatured, mental health, suicide awareness monthLeave a Comment

The September Issue: A Mental Health Narrative

10:30 pm, September 3rd Tuesday nights were ridiculous. We found ourselves at the same old bar, waiting in line with the same old crowd. We smiled vaguely at ex-lovers passing by and pretended the three shots of tequila at the pregame had yet to hit us. A dozen or so heels tapped against the concrete…

By: K. O'Neill July 26, 2019September 15, 2019 EMPOWERMENT, THE ARTSfeaturedLeave a Comment

This Is What The Truth Feels Like

“Frequency” by K. O’Neill, 36″x48″, acrylic on canvas, online at K. O’Neill Studio I just finished my first solo art exhibition in the City of Brotherly Love two weeks ago. I had poured my heart and soul into creating the perfect collection of works to showcase, stayed up the night before the event going over…

By: Prathigna Yerakala May 29, 2019June 15, 2019 CULTUREfeaturedLeave a Comment

The Perfect Percent

On red hot mornings, we drink masala chai. As the sun rises, we rise with it. Vendors trudge through the bustling streets with a vigor unlike any other. The sound of car horns and restless rush hour victims echo through the ivory walls. Downstairs, my aunts are ringing bells inside the pooja room and the…

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WHO ARE WE? Reclamation Magazine is a digital publication committed to amplifying the voices of the marginalized. We attempt to give the communities and the people whose perspectives have been cast off in the mainstream a platform to express themselves — to showcase their vulnerability, to stand tall in the face of adversity, and to…

The September Issue: A Mental Health Narrative

By: Prathigna Yerakala September 14, 2019September 15, 2019

MENTAL HEALTHfeatured, mental health, suicide awareness monthLeave a Comment

Justice for Women March: Durban

By: Livanya Gramoney September 9, 2019

FEMINISM, POLITICSSouth Africa, womens march, womens march durbanLeave a Comment

South Africa has always been a nation that is run by its people; we protest, we shout, we demand for change and recently we have become complacent. However, various groups across South Africa have protested and brought attention to the tragic issue of gender-based violence. I had the opportunity to speak with Tersia Erasmus, one…

How To Kill Misogyny: Gender-Based Violence in South Africa

By: Livanya Gramoney September 9, 2019

FEMINISM, OPINIONgender-based violence, sexism, violence against womenLeave a Comment

I remember when I was in a classroom at my all-girls school and the teacher highlighted a statistic about how 1 in every 5 of us are dying of some terrible disease, and the girl next to me counted the students and for every fifth girl, she pointed her fingers like a gun and said,…

Say His Name: Elijah Al-Amin

By: Na'ilah Williams August 31, 2019September 4, 2019

CULTURE, POLITICSLeave a Comment

By now, I’m sure you all have heard of, and hopefully not forgotten, the tragic story of Elijah Al-Amin, the young Arizona boy killed on Independence Day because of his decision to play a certain genre of music. A man slit the throat of the 17-year-old because of the “threatening” music. The accused threat? Rap…

When She Forgets

By: Meghan Jaya August 31, 2019August 31, 2019

CULTURE, FEMINISM, POETRY & PROSEAji, Grandmother, Guyana, immigrant1 Comment

Today I visited my Aji; that’s what I grew up calling my father’s mother. I asked her if she knew my name and who I was. This had become a regular, albeit woeful, game my family played with her. She was diagnosed with dementia a few years back and ever since I’ve stood by; complacently…

Takbeer

By: Alizah Hashmi August 31, 2019August 31, 2019

WORLD ISSUESkashmirLeave a Comment

This story has no agenda. It is derived from one of many true stories, only a small anecdote from the horrific trials of the long subjugated people of Kashmir. Names and places have been changed; no parties have been named. That, really, is the tragedy of Kashmir; the opacity with which its narrative is presented…

Young Girls and the Trap of “Somewhat” Rights

By: Alizah Hashmi August 29, 2019August 31, 2019

CULTURE, FEMINISMLeave a Comment

Do you ever notice how menstrual sanitary equipment is to be kept out of sight at all times but when you ask your brothers to clean their pubic hair off the toilet seat they tell you shut up and your mum says it’s natural, they’re boys? Do you ever want to tear your own eyes…

Validation

By: Hanna Ahmed August 27, 2019August 27, 2019

POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTSemotions, life, Poem, poetry, usa1 Comment

I don’t know why I seek validation from the one who only sees me as a number, from the one who reads my name simply as a word with no life attached to it. I don’t know why I seek validation from a society who shushes away cries of change, telling those cries that they’re…

Kama Sutra, Sunny Leone & The Politics of Sex

By: Prathigna Yerakala August 21, 2019August 21, 2019

CULTURE, FEMINISMLeave a Comment

“I think there is risk in every form of self expression. You are putting yourself out for the world to judge.” –Sunny Leone Because how else do we approach the topic of sex-positivity without quoting India’s most celebrated porn star, Sunny Leone? So let’s get into it. Let’s talk S-E-X — the forbidden three-letter word…