I’d learned early on that crying over everything was not going to resolve my problems, especially in a Caribbean household that frowned upon such open displays of vulnerability • Photograph ℅ Rosanna Jones
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Making It Out: When Coming Home Feels Like Failure
The dual burden of collegiate employment reared its ugly head. In a time when many entry level positions require prior experience and 43 percent of internships at for-profit companies are unpaid, millions of young people struggle to afford employment • Collage ℅ Pame Pinto Rojas
Should You Stay or Should You Go? Deciding to Stay in or End a Friendship
Throughout the entirety of my adolescence, I didn’t fully understand the power of choice • Photo courtesy of Marie Schuller featuring Yevalo Oruval & Banu
Mirror Mirror: Harnessing the Magic of Makeup on My Own Terms
As a child, I would sit perched on the edge of my grandparents’ bed, mystified as I watched my grandmother perform her daily ritual in front of the broad mirror of her carved, wooden vanity . . .
What are you doing after graduation? It’s ok to not know.
What are you doing after graduation? Sammy Gibbons on processing your answer to the cringeworthy question.
How Blackgirl Natural Hair Is Shamed from Infancy to Adulthood
As Black girls and womxn in America, we’ve been taught that aspects of our physical self are unacceptable in their natural forms.
Choose Your Own Path: Your Journey is Your Own
Going into my 5th year at my university, I’ve felt almost ashamed for how long I’ve been in school . . .