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Me, Myself, and My Hair: Black Women’s Hair and Self-Identity – Kendra Adwoa Amponsah
“Yeah…I did have a little bit of dislike for my hair at one point. But, you know, it’s your hair. You would rather not… than not have it. And I grew to know that whatever hair you have, you have
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Mental Illness: Death By A Thousand Cuts – Sirisha Sarma Kuchibhotla
MENTAL ILLNESS: DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS “I don’t care.” He murmured. She whispered back,” You do care. You care so much that with each lungful of air you take, you feel as if a thousand hands are cutting off
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Nobody Told Me – Arianna Lekhraj
A personal essay about the grief I experienced after the unexpected death of my father.
Words Hurt – Zoe Chambers-Daniel
This poem is about my younger self who felt so much despair and who craved belonging. Being neurodivergent is something that I feel is accepted and appreciated in my personal relationships but that wasn’t the case growing up. This is a plea to my younger self to keep going.