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Emerging Voices

Our voices matter. For too long, the narratives and expertise of young queer and trans people of color in the South and Midwest have been ignored or talked over. URGE showcases young content creators and storytellers who have the opportunity to gain skills in writing for a variety of blogs and media outlets, creating engaging digital content, while using social media to amplify their work. EmURGEing Voices highlights the views of young people on issues related Reproductive Justice and gender equity. Explore their work here.

 

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Our Lives Matter and Howard Demonstrations Prove Protest Isn't Dead

Apr 10, 2018 / Lailah Berry / Our Folks
After the Black Lives Matter protests, and all of the “Hands Up Don’t Shoot” marches, I began to lose faith in activism. I started to … Read More

Why Essential Oils Should Get More Hype in Your Self-Care Routine

Apr 04, 2018 / Veneeta Danhoui / Our Folks
People all around the world have been using essential oils for centuries and their endless healing qualities are no secret to the earth. However, in … Read More

Living in a Women’s House Made Me a Better Feminist

Mar 30, 2018 / Dené Dryden / Our Folks
During my first two years attending Kansas State University, I chose to live in a small, all-female residence hall called Smurthwaite Scholarship/Leadership House. To describe … Read More

March for Our Lives Showed Me Solidarity Isn't Real

Mar 30, 2018 / Lailah Berry / Our Folks
There is no such thing as solidarity. I used to think that statement was unheard of, and I couldn’t understand why people couldn’t just stand … Read More

Black People Have Been Marching

Mar 28, 2018 / Anna Khan / Our Folks
This weekend, tens of thousands of Americans joined together all around the country to protest gun control in the March for Our Lives. The students … Read More

We are the Great American Virtue

Mar 27, 2018 / Ofelia Alonso / Our Folks
In a piece for The Federalist, David Harsanyi argued that “chanting crowds of emotionally charged protesters aren’t exhibiting any great American virtue.” To Harsanyi, protests … Read More

Black in Blue: Why the Austin Bombings Mean More Than What Meets the Eye

Mar 27, 2018 / Reilly Wieland / Our Folks
I tell people I am from Texas and they joke about cowboys; I tell people I am from Austin and everybody wants to hear about … Read More

Breaking News: Sexual Education Did Not Prepare Me for Sex

Mar 26, 2018 / Kimia Abtahi / Our Folks
Let me introduce myself. I am an upper middle class woman who grew up in a fairly prosperous area. I went to a middle school … Read More

Why Adulthood Doesn't Have to Be a Trap

Mar 22, 2018 / Veneeta Danhoui / Our Folks
In my last month of being nineteen, I have heard many times that, “adulthood is a trap”. I have seen it on t-shirts and read … Read More

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