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Meghan Markle Showed Bravery In Speaking Out

The story of Meghan Markle, the former Duchess of Sussex, is a sign of the hidden faults within a racist system that almost drove...

Governments Turn To Social Control In Times Of Crisis

Since the pandemic started, traveling has become a complicated activity. If you have traveled recently, you have found more and stricter security procedures in...

Patria Y Vida Calls For Cubans Everywhere To Speak Out Against The Regime

Thirty years ago, Cuban-American musician Willy Chirino stepped on stage in Panama before a crowd of more than 3,000 Cuban detainees. As they struggled...

Do Not Fear The COVID-19 Vaccine

The coronavirus has disrupted our healthcare system, causing millions of deaths and changing our way of living. Some have sought vaccines as a way...

We Need To See More Of The Female Gaze In The Entertainment Industry

The way women are perceived in films, books, comics, art and more has been overly saturated with the way men hungrily observe female bodies....

An Open Letter Against Cancel Culture

I don't understand—nor do I wish to understand—the purpose of cancel culture, a practice where people put others under a microscope and hold them...
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Make Your Wildest Dreams Come True With The Power Of Manifestation

Many of us have started to split life into two segments before and after 2020, a year that brought different scales of devastation worldwide....

The Reality Of Long-Distance Friendships

Long-distance friendships are complicated: sometimes you talk regularly while other times you barely communicate. But in the end, they are worth it. My best friend,...

It’s Vital That The Media Landscape Feature Diverse Representations

This past December, Disney released a trailer for their new film Encanto that features a Colombian family with magical powers. As someone whose family is...

The Misogynistic Portrayal Of Women In Horror Films Needs To Stop

What is most frightening about horror films is not the jump scares, stalkers or psycho-killers—it’s how misogynistic the genres portrayal of women is. There are...

2021 Is The Year Of Mental Health

Last year changed many people’s lives. Some students lost family members, friends and acquaintances; others dealt with financial and health struggles—all of this while...

It’s Time To Take Face Masks Seriously

Whether you’re a left-leaning liberal or a far-right conservative, there’s one thing that we can all agree on—we want this pandemic to be over.  Luckily,...
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