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EMPOWERMENT

173 pieces

All Features Making Waves
EMPOWERMENT, THE ARTS
Revisiting “Faces” by Mac Miller
“Mirrors are the doors through which Death comes and goes. Look at yourself in a mirror all your life and you’ll see…
UMRAOSHAAN
CULTURE, EMPOWERMENT
A Coming (of) Age
Featured Illustration: Raúl Gil At the beginning of the year, I read Fatima Farheen Mirza’s essay, Boxing. Mirza had taken an instant and…
KULSUMK
CULTURE, EMPOWERMENT
Don’t Yuck My Yum
Featured Illustration: Jam Draws If you are on TikTok or Instagram, I’m sure you’ve come across at least a dozen mouth-watering cooking…
MILCAHF
CULTURE, EMPOWERMENT
Beautiful Inside and Out: A Conversation with Entrepreneur MJ Thomas
Entrepreneur MJ Thomas is the proud owner and founder of Malaya Studios in Pacifica, California. They offer lash, ink, skin, and wax…
HALEY SENGSAVANH
EMPOWERMENT, POLITICS
On the Digital Learning Gap in America
Featured Illustration: The Washington Post Disclaimer: Some names have been changed to protect the privacy of interview participants. . . . Modern…
NA'ILAH WILLIAMS
CULTURE, EMPOWERMENT
How One Organization is Redefining Mental Health for South Asians
Featured Illustration: Anatolii Babii A lot of entrepreneurs are motivated to create the resources they needed when they were younger, and Poonam…
ALEENAH ANSARI
EMPOWERMENT
An Exciting Life for the Depressed Mind
Trigger Warning: Mentions of suicidal thoughts and depression . . . My depression began at the age of twelve. I remember looking…
SANAA MIRZ
EMPOWERMENT
The Casual Trauma of “Happier Than Ever”
In her new album "Happier Than Ever" moody-eyed-Eilish takes a stab at the casual trauma of what it's like to be a…
CHEYENNE ASHE
CULTURE, EMPOWERMENT
Unlearning the Harmful Impacts of Colorism
Featured Illustration: ‘Shade Cards’ by Muskaan Gupta Often in our society, we view discrimination towards someone’s skin color as a form of…
SANJANA KARTHIK
EMPOWERMENT, POLITICS
The Struggle Continues
The world has been privy to scenes of looting, arson, blockading of roads, marching, and general unrest in two of South Africa’s…
NADIA KAMIES
EMPOWERMENT, THE ARTS
Emergence
As the sun rises, so do they: the embodiment of wonder, curiosity, play, intuition, and magic. The spirits that lie within the…
TEMBOTONES
CULTURE, EMPOWERMENT
The Young Asian American Experience
How much do you know about the Asian American students in your class? You’ve heard the model minority myth, the stereotypes, the…
ARIANA BHARGAVA

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