To Students of Color Who Attend PWIs

To Students of Color who attend PWIs

To the badasses who are doing it:

I see you.

There are certain things that you are never told when you make the decision to attend a PWI. Like how no…

“A Prayer for Liberation”

Let’s begin this prayer in the only way I know how:

Summertime in the Bronx: An Ode

Summertime in the Bronx is just a type of magic that only a true Bronxite can understand.

The Beauty of Bedford Park

Have you ever walked through your ‘hood and just stopped to observe it and take it all in? Sometimes, us…

Top Five Urban Films Showcasing 1980’s/1990’s New York City

I find the 1980’s and 1990’s to be a fascinating era in New York City and the Bronx. The fashion, the graffiti inside the trains, the music, and the youth are all aspects that made up this unique culture and time in our city’s…

“Con Leche”

Me encanta el cafe;

I love to drink coffee

Pero mi papa

But my dad

Has always told me I’d stop growing

If I drank too much

“Amygdala”

With revolution on your tongue

you tell me

you’re tired

But

I look into your eyes

and i know.

I know

My Tips to Balancing College Life in NYC

Being a college student, especially in New York City, can be challenging. Between…

“The Tides”

“The Tides”

I can feel the tides moving inside of me. They’re pushing and they’re pulling and although the current has been smooth, and the waves have been at bay, they’ve come back with a force whose sole purpose is to devastate.

Cosmic Trauma and Ethereal Dances in the Galaxies

“Since When Is My Heart A Campsite?”

I don’t know why things don’t catch on fire when the embers from the flames we’ve created spark off.