Spiritual Quest Proves Empowering
Before the divorce, I guess you could say my family was my religion…We never went to church, but the one strength we had was our own collective set of ideals and morals — we were our own belief system.
Young Voices: 28 Days of Remembrance
February is Black History Month, and I am not aware of any events going on in my school — I’m not being taught about what blacks have done to contribute to the modernization of civilization, or how they have paved the way for the civil rights of us all.
Abstinence is Respect for Yourself
I always remember believing in God. But I thought He was just a guy, far away, kind of hanging out. After my parents divorced, my dad left us, remarried and moved to Michigan. On the outside, I pretended that everything was OK, but on the inside, I just wanted to escape. I felt completely abandoned and unloved by my father, and my self-esteem took a nose dive.
Supporting my Brother
The doorbell rings. Pizza’s here. I pay the delivery guy. This is usually one of the times I’d be hanging out with my brother eating pizza and playing Xbox. But not tonight. He’s sitting in a trailer in Baghdad, Iraq.
Casting a Vote is Empowering
All my life I have been judged for being a young black female. Even though I thought racism was “over,” I’ve been given the runaround almost every time I’ve wanted to get involved in school or my community.
