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EMPOWERMENT

173 pieces

All Features Making Waves
EMPOWERMENT, LIFE
New York Mornings and Sunsets in the Suburbs
Featured Image: Michal Pechardo Four months ago, I was ready to leave home and never look back. It had already been three…
SHRUTHI VASUDEVAN
EMPOWERMENT
The Radical Movement You’ve Never Heard Of
Featured Illustration: Julia Mauch Since 2012, we have seen the proliferation of the body positivity movement on social media channels such as…
JANIENE FARQUHARSON
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Latinx Liminality
Featured Illustration: Manuela Alejandra Guillén This brown skin is all I have ever known and kept close The only place I have…
BRISEYDA BARRIENTOS-ARIZA
CULTURE, EMPOWERMENT
Zain Shah’s Pursuit to ‘Diversify Diversity’
Featured Image: Zain Shah In South Asian society, the pressure to conform to ‘a standard’ shapes the foundations of brown culture. This…
SANDY BENNY
EMPOWERMENT
A Sailor Cruising Through Failure
Featured Illustration: Vero Romero “Thank you for submitting to ‘X’. After careful consideration, it was not chosen for publication. This does not…
USRAAT FAHMIDAH
EMPOWERMENT, LIFE
Field Notes On Freedom
“I’ll tell you what freedom is to me: NO FEAR!”, my laptop’s speakers boom.  The first time I heard Nina Simone say…
FURQAN MOHAMED
EMPOWERMENT
You’re Decluttering, I’m Decolonizing
What does “Black Lives Matter” actually mean? To me, it used to be a message to those that turn a blind eye…
ROSE FALL
EMPOWERMENT
The Representation of Female Superheroes in Hollywood Movies
Featured Image: MovieMania The representation of superheroes in movies has been questioned by audiences and critics for a long time. The stereotypes,…
YOUDON TENZIN
EMPOWERMENT
On the Music Industry: Interview with Mia Van Allen, Founder of Color of Music Collective
Featured Illustration: Abbie Winters Color of community, Color of pride, Color of diversity, Color of empowerment. Color of Music Collective. Tell your…
SHIVANI EKKANATH
EMPOWERMENT
Global Girlhood: Where Women Tell Women’s Stories
Featured Illustration: Camila Rosa “Come on, not again,” is what I am told at times when I try to start a conversation…
GLORY SINGH
CULTURE, EMPOWERMENT
How Skin Color Affects Our Whole Lives
Featured Illustration: Param Sahib When we meet someone for the first time, even before we smile, even before we shake hands, even…
VARUN GANDHI
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
reclamation
1 at the gynecologist’s office she says  there is a poison circulating through my blood   says its chasing the embryonic versions…
MIMI TEMPESTT

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