Will they still like me? The question resounds in my head when I am 14 years old. Over and over as I wait in the… Read More
College Essay: Retracing My Roots
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College Essay: Books as Refuge
Walking into the hospital at 9 years old and going to see my father, who got in an accident due to his alcoholism, I winced… Read More
College Essay: Basketball Bonds
Having a daughter at the age of 19 wasn’t in Nate Lockett’s life plan. My dad’s plan was to go to college, get a degree… Read More
College Essay: Broadcasting Firsts
On Valentine’s Day 2020, I learned I earned the opportunity to host my very own radio broadcast for the first time. My first episode was… Read More
TikTok Creator Follows Her Dreams
A young blonde woman with red dyed tips leans over the escalator in a busy mall, grabs a handful of fries from a man traveling… Read More
College Essay: Examining Environmental Privilege
When I was 14, I had no knowledge of environmental privilege and injustice. I lived in a neighborhood and city where corporations didn’t dump waste… Read More
Artists Create Place to Reflect After the Killing of George Floyd
Ever since Cadex Herrera picked up a pencil, he has been creating art: from doodling to creating murals to bring awareness to social justice issues… Read More
Painting the Truth of Police Brutality
As Black Lives Matter protests spread throughout the world, a 45-year-old Belizean artist hopes his art will inspire people to consider the big and complicated… Read More
College Essay: Little Sister, My Teacher
I peeked over the incubator at the tiny bundle of cloth and stared at your peaceful, angelic face lying peacefully in it. Beautiful lashes fluttered… Read More
College Essay: Adapting to Change
I am wrapped warmly in my thin, soft, rainbow blanket looking up at my mother and father in a blurry haze. For the next 15… Read More
