I enjoy Black History Month each year. It’s a time when I get to hear about and study great African American people that have made a great contribution to society. Frederick Douglass is a notable person of interest. “He’s Black royalty,” as my mother would say. During my studies of him this year, something that… Read on
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When attending public schools all your life, you don’t expect much from the school restroom. That all changed when I got older and got the gift of my period at school. A period occurs when a woman’s vagina bleeds for several days throughout her menstrual cycle. Most women’s periods occur every 28 days, although it’s… Read on
This podcast is filled with everything Teen and everything Real. In this podcast three teen girls Ila-Rose, Paige, and Emmanuella sit and talk about everything that we as teens experience and can grow from. We will talk about the truth about relationships at our age to mindfulness or self-awareness. Our goal is to connect with… Read on
I am the caramel drizzle I am the mocha found in your coffee I am the rich soil I am the cocoa bean found in the chocolate I AM THE DARKER BROTHER & SISTER that society criticizes I am the creator Lewis H. Latimer, Garrett Morgan, George Washington Carver, Elijah McCoy, Marie Van B. Brown,… Read on
Marie Van Brittan Brown and I don’t have much in common The girls in my biology class who immerse themselves in the study of life And the girls who can actually explain to you in detail anything about chemistry I have nothing in common with them They’re not smarter than me I’m not cooler than… Read on
African American Vernacular English gave birth to words such as “finna,” “deadass,” and “lit.” But when these words leave our communities and enter the ether of popular culture, how do we as Black people ensure that they aren’t used in an incorrect or harmful way? VOX ATL board member Zariah Taylor heard from VOXers Jennie,… Read on