Em-URGE-ing Voices

Your urgent thoughts, urging action

Posted by Kirsten

Greece is Burning: the Impending Death of Fraternities and Sororities

October 28, 2020

(tw: rape, sexual assault, alcoholism, racism, lynching, mentions of suicide) “He planned on being somebody.” Denise Johnson excla… Read more »

Posted by Lauren Senwo

Living Vicariously Through the Black Image

October 26, 2020

As many in my generation do, I find TikTok to be very addicting.  I usually find myself on there for hours at a time, ignorin… Read more »

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Birth Control Access Gave Me Peace of Mind

October 16, 2020

The first time it happened, I was terrified: my period was late. Although I can’t remember when it was exactly, it must have been… Read more »

Posted by Kenyetta Whitfield

Forgotten: Give Women of Color the Credit They’re Due

October 15, 2020

With celebrities such as Ariana Grande and Emma Watson blazing headlines with outspoken rhetoric about sexual health, rights, and… Read more »

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Not Just Pregnancy Prevention: #FreeThePill Will Free Us

October 15, 2020

By: Sarah Michal Hamid Birth control is not always used for pregnancy prevention, and that’s OK! What is not okay, is only centeri… Read more »

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Forced Sterilizations, and the RJ Struggle of the Latinx Community in California

October 15, 2020

By: Kirsten Hernandez It’s no secret that Black, Asian, Indigenous, and Latinx people throughout American history have struggled h… Read more »

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Life Without Interference

October 15, 2020

By: Lily Stewart Recently, I saw my doctor for a yearly wellness visit. We spoke about my health, my habits, and my medicine—the u… Read more »

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Birth Control in My Community

October 14, 2020

By: Anna Beth Peters My personal experience with the birth control pill has been a roller coaster; I originally started taking the… Read more »

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