The struggle at the core of every movement for equality is a right. The right to vote. The right to marry. The right to not be killed. At the core of each is a struggle for respect, to be treated like a human being and to exist without prejudice or discrimination....
In the current world we live in, it can feel impossible to make a difference or make the change we wish to see, but it’s definitely possible if we look inside our own lives and find what we care about, and then go about making that difference. That is exactly what...
I turned sixteen a week ago. I spent my birthday in the sweltering yet comforting solitude of my bedroom trying to prevent my English teacher from finding out and avoiding awkward attempts by her to acknowledge it by making our class sing to me. I also tried a Zoom...
Music has been an essential part of my life since I was five years old. I don’t think there’s been a day in my life without singing. When I’m sick or my voice croaks and squeaks, when it hurts, and even when I’m too busy to eat, music has always been there for...
When I saw the trailer for “Never Have I Ever” I was disappointed, annoyed, and consumed with secondhand embarrassment. How could they make a TV show about an Indian girl who was obsessed with losing her virginity, “popping her cherry”, “getting railed” or any of the...
