Rowan (they/them) Rowan (they/them)

The Community Building Power of Weekly TV

My first memory of creating community around a television show is when I was ten years old and a handful of my friends became inexplicably devoted to Ghost Whisperer and The Ellen Show ... [W]e were less concerned about the plot than…

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Jay (she/her) Jay (she/her)

Care and Keeping of Your Inner Child

Getting older is something that I’ve been struggling a lot with recently. My fears about time slipping away always seem to crop up when the seasons change, but one thing I have found that really helps is a phenomenon I’ve seen a lot across social media.

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Jade (she/they) Jade (she/they)

Self-Love Isn’t a Fantasy

Where was my fairy godmother when I didn't feel magical on bleak days? Growing up, I faced the social pressures that come with being a Black girl, followed by confusing identity crises, and severe emotional repression. Basically…

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Khadra (she/her) Khadra (she/her)

Reading to Freedom: K4fia’s Abolitionist Book Club 

Abolition theory can be both intimidating and confusing — how can we continue to function if we abolish every system we currently live under? While theorists and activists are continuously figuring out the pragmatics of abolition…

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