Rear view of girl wearing backpack and standing in front of purple wall
Rear view of girl wearing backpack and standing in front of purple wall
Lifestyle

Meeting my half-sister didn’t go as planned, but it brought me the closure I needed

It was a spring afternoon in 2015. I was sitting in a restaurant when I…

Normani performing at The Sweetener World Tour
Normani performing at The Sweetener World Tour
Music

Normani’s nostalgic “Motivation” music video is healing for a Black girl who grew up in the 2000s

Starting when I was 10 years old, I can remember coming home and watching 106…

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Logo for disability
Health & Fitness

What you need to know about Disability Day of Mourning

March 1st is what’s known in the disability community as Disability Day of Mourning. If…

money
money
Money & Career

I don’t have the best relationship with money, but I’m learning

Since I was a teenager I’ve known one thing for sure; I am bad with…

Fired
Fired
Friends

What happened when I started to embrace failure

They say that life is neither black nor white, but various shades of grey. However,…

mental illness
mental illness
News

5 things I’ve learned from being open about my mental illness

At the end of my third semester in college it was pretty easy for anyone…

Lifestyle

My family doesn’t do Christmas, but I do—here’s why

The holidays are everywhere. You pass bright multicolored lights wherever you go. Depending on where…