The walk from my apartment in Washington Heights to my junior high school was no longer than 15 minutes. Yet, every morning I would have to go to the building across from me and wait for this tardy girl so that I could walk to… Read More
All posts tagged “#latinx”
Body Permitted
Reserving our bodies solely for sex is over-sexualizing We are emotionally and on occasion physically naked In front of our lovers, relatives and friends We understand our bodies serve a purpose As we understand that clothing sometimes doesn’t At times when I wear jeans I… Read More
Building Communities: Afro-Latino Fest & Curlfest
The first time I left my house without straightening or putting my hair up, I just wanted some food. It was a hot summer day with a small chance of rain and I was not about to stop myself from enjoying this summer because of… Read More
The Quirks of White Feminism
The quirky girl is a girl who trusts life to its fullest. She is the girl who sits on the floor in the middle of the street because she knows her clothes wont get dirty and no one will trample her. She is the girl… Read More
We Are Women, We Have Already Won
This Sunday Miss USA 2017 was crowned. To think that there was a time where I once normalized this absurdity is odd to say the least. Beauty pageants are the slave trade of the female mind. The most evolved golden cage. The politicizing and capitalizing of… Read More




