By Emily Batista “Why didn’t you tell me you played saxophone?” my middle school band director asked. I paused for a moment. For many people, music is an expression, it’s a language. To me, music may have just been my first language. So, when my band director asked me that question, I paused. Music was […]
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By Veralyn Vislocky For generations, conversations about unrealistic beauty standards have largely centered around women. From advertisements and magazines to movies and television, women have faced constant pressure to look a certain way—to appear thinner, younger, prettier and more “lady like.” Growing up, I understood that it was mostly a thing for women. I even […]
By Sanaii Coke Suzie Robinson typically enters CTown in Brownsville, Brooklyn, just after receiving her paycheck. She’s a Caribbean mom and has one son. It’s time to go grocery shopping and she has a tight budget she wants to stick to, attempting to buy enough groceries for the week. She roams the aisles looking for […]
By Alisa Uchaykina We are always waiting for something. Summer. The weekend. A new month. Monday, so we can finally start the things we’ve been putting off. While we wait, we scroll. One more video. One more notification. Another minute that stretches into an hour. We keep telling ourselves, “tomorrow.” But how many of those […]
By Dejennay Dehaney Growing up in the Bronx, New York, I have become familiar with a variety of cultures and have seen firsthand the pride people feel about their countries and heritage—in parades, the making of artwork, in dance, and social gatherings—and publicly displaying their love for their respective cultures. In schools it is common […]
By Brianna Sylvain I gazed out the train window, taking in picturesque scenes of the Italian countryside. Every landscape was a fleeting image. Mountains, farmlands, riverfronts rapidly flashing by in a way that was almost cinematic. If you focused you could see it all, if not, it became a passive part of your commute. In […]