Small tufts of hair swirl and tumble as they leave her head, gently falling to the floor. She stares at herself in the mirror, eyes firm, yet jaded by the exhaustion she faces on a daily basis. She grips the mirror, breathing deeply, finding the strength to continue her fight against cancer and survive. As Breast Cancer Awareness month comes…
Red, white, and blue hues dance across the horizon. Red. Blood dripping out out of open wounds. White. Clouds ripped apart as jets scream across the open sky. Blue. Churning waters enveloping the aircraft carrier that will take you home. These are the colors of battle, of determination, of victory. These are the colors of the turmoil and strife that…
If I can’t take it off, then don’t put it on. What I’m talking about here is culture. Cultures–people’s skin color, hair, belief structure, traditions–cultures can’t be taken off and put back on in a day-to-day fashion, unlike costumes. It is incredibly offensive to see Halloween costumes that try to portray the wearer as a certain race or ethnicity. Why?…
Fierce winds rip through the streets as tumultuous rain pelts down buildings, flooding the pavement. Power outages, toppled buildings, and devastated lives lie in the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria–and those were only hurricanes that affected U.S. territory. Since the beginning of 2017, 13 storms have been named and recorded within the Atlantic ocean. These tremendous storms have…
Brown, caramel, and toffee colored skin graces the streets with its melanin. Bouncy curls, straight locks, and hair rocking the wavy in between decorate the heads of one of the most racially diverse ethnic group in the world–the Latinx community. Oftentimes, people may wonder what labels to use when trying to identify people from the Latinx community. While terminology can…
