Arick was walking down the street in Seattle, and then a guy walked up to him and screamed, “Hey, I want to eat your ass!” He was disoriented. He’d never experi... Go Deeper
Jamaal, an early-thirtysomething who lives in Los Angeles, California is the perfect example of what it means to know the power of your testimony.
With warm, b... Go Deeper
One of my favorite poems by Langston Hughes is Dream Deferred, where he explores what happens to the dreams that never get to materialize.
But Jamaal’s story a... Go Deeper
As young kids, we rarely know exactly where we’ll end up. Jamaal is no different. After listening to Kenny G with his father, he had one goal: to play the saxop... Go Deeper
Growing up in a family of women, there’s one thing I’ve heard over and over: a good man is hard to find. There seemed to be countless stories about the men who ... Go Deeper
We don’t talk about it enough. The pain that comes with being forced into a box. The pain that comes from someone being angry and saying the most derogatory thi... Go Deeper
Sadique, an early-twentysomething from India, is more than meets the eye.
Beneath his calm and focused exterior is a man with a past: The former fat kid who wa... Go Deeper
Emmanuel, a late-twentysomething born in Puerto Rico but raised in New York, grew up without a father.
But as you’ll soon find out, he did just fine because of... Go Deeper
Is a boy’s life harder when he doesn’t have a male or father figure in his life? Can a woman really teach a boy how to become a man? Both are fiercely debated q... Go Deeper
It’s all a journey. The path to happiness, from sadness, through anger--and back again. It’s unpredictable with twists, turns, and stops. Yet it’s something we ... Go Deeper
