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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 reclaim their identity.…

My First Time Voting In 2020

By: Dylan O'Connor March 19, 2020March 19, 2020

OPINION, POLITICSelection, united states, vote, youthLeave a Comment

I walked into the booth made up of foldable room dividers and glanced at the piece of paper in front of me. I was in first grade, participating in a mock 2008 presidential election. I checked the box next to Barack Obama without hesitation, and skipped away without even reading John McCain’s name. I recognized…

Bridging Gender Pay Inequity: USWNT Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Soccer Federation

By: Maggie McClure March 12, 2020

FEMINISM, OPINIONequal pay, uswnt, women's rightsLeave a Comment

The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, four-time World Cup champions and Olympic Gold Medal winners, filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation in March 2019 requesting a payment of $67 million dollars in reparations. 28 members on the team, listed as plaintiffs, are seeking equal pay with their male counterparts on the…

Fitting In vs. Standing Out: Being Black In Predominantly White Schools

By: Na'ilah Williams March 7, 2020March 7, 2020

CULTURE, OPINIONLeave a Comment

A few months ago, I had a problem. Not specifically my problem, of course, but I had heard about it and, as one does, I involved myself in this problem. After all, it was indirectly meant for me. It was a Friday evening either in late November or early December. I had opened my Snapchat…

Where Are The Muslim Women?

By: Himaya Hareed March 6, 2020March 6, 2020

OPINION, RELIGIONLeave a Comment

The heated debates around Muslim women and their hijabs have only gained traction after waves of Islamophobia and racism continuously fueling them. On one side, we have adamant Muslims arguing about the beauty of the hijab and the inevitable blessings it would bring to its wearer; and on the other, racists and Islamophobes who harbor…

how to be a conservative.

By: Kristin Hunt March 6, 2020March 6, 2020

CULTURE, POETRY & PROSELeave a Comment

be a white woman give up my voice love my man and family harder and longer than any other choice get on my knees recite my prayers pledge to give up my own ambition especially if he dares love my father love my mother where else did the savings come from? couldn’t be my job…

Wade’s Courage.

By: Kristin Hunt March 6, 2020

LGBTQ+, POETRY & PROSEblm, dwayne wade, trans rights, zaya wadeLeave a Comment

We say we don’t know what to say around them / they / us / he / his / she / her / hers / they / them none of our business and when a black father offered love and support we suddenly knew our tongues awoke from the deepest slumber with ignorance black people…

We Speak

By: Hokis February 21, 2020February 21, 2020

CULTURE, POETRY & PROSELeave a Comment

Like ghosts of lands once stolen from ashes dust the thresholds of new beginnings — the end of what was that which we never knew to be still. __ Featured Image via Lenny Miles

Domestic Violence: Hispanic Women Stuck In The Shadows

By: Ana Ortega February 15, 2020April 2, 2020

CULTURE, FEMINISMfeaturedLeave a Comment

There was a Spanish song I heard only a handful of times growing up, playing in the car as my mami drove my cousins and I to the mall every Friday. I remember mindlessly and innocently trying to mumble along to the then-unknown lyrics; all I knew was that the beat was sick. Despite growing…

The Art of Praying

By: Prathigna Yerakala February 15, 2020

CULTURE, RELIGIONLeave a Comment

Gandhinagar, Hyderabad 2003 8:30am I watched my aunt pour a golden glass of milk over the porcelain statue of goddess Lakshmi Devi. After milk came honey. Then water. I sat cross-legged, half paying attention to the pooja, half paying attention to my Cafurty Telephone Piggy Bank. It was filled with a few paise and stacks…

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