Voices
26 posts
Zine-making engages readers with storytelling and ‘creating community’
Zines exist in many forms — some are folded, sewn, glued or stapled together. They can be written, drawn, printed, collaged or downloaded. Some cover community events, while others focus…
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Losing my home made me appreciate everything else
Four days before Christmas 2010, while everybody was rushing to buy their final gifts, I was in my bedroom deciding which clothes to pack before leaving my house forever. Until…
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As a first-gen student, I struggled to pay for college
A few weeks before starting college, I received an email notifying me of an outstanding balance on my student account. When I logged in, I saw that I owed about…
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Scared to be my full self
Growing up, my mom would drive my sisters and me to Harvest Cathedral in my hometown of Macon, Georgia. I’d walk into children’s church, where praise and worship had already…
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Voices: Math + coding makes for great journalism
I guess everything starts with a game for me. When I was about 5 years old, I would often narrate the adventures of my Playmobil figures and describe their lives to…
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Voices: Finding community to make change
I dropped my inflatable tiger and stepped onto the balance beam. “This is annoying,” I thought to myself as I walked across the beam during my first gymnastics class…
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Voices: Flint chose me
Before I left my grandmother’s house in Burton, Michigan, to make the 10-minute drive to The Flint Journal, I’d grab a glass of water without worrying about it. I didn’t…
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Yet another mass shooting brings back memories and ethical questions
Eighty seconds of my four years in high school will stick with me forever. On Dec. 13, 2013, one of my classmates at Arapahoe High School entered our school with…
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The competitor: Smashing the glass ceiling in sports
The first time I stepped onto a sports field, I had just turned 6 years old. My parents always knew I wanted to play sports, so they signed up me…
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Leaving the church to find myself
I sat on a bench alone reading my book, “Organized To Do Jehovah’s Will.” I remember I was in third grade, studying the core beliefs of the Jehovah’s Witnesses faith…
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