
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.
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
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I’m Melinda and I’m an enthusiastic writer. I feel that Voices Inc has opened up many new venues for me in the writing world and has helped me express my creativity. I’m avidly involved in debate and feel that communication is key to solving the world’s problems. Writing opens many doors.
Hot Off the Presses!
The day we’ve been working for all year is finally almost here — 110° Magazine will be distributed in the Arizona Daily Star on Wednesday, May 28.
This morning, VOICES staff members went to the Arizona Daily Star’s headquarters to see thousands of copies of the magazine print in preparation to be inserted into tomorrow’s newspaper.
We work hard here at Voices, but we like to be stylish, too! So on Thursday, March 6, the staff members of 110 Degrees Magazine held their first ever clothes swap. Clothes were piled high in the basement lounge of our downtown office, and after rounds of trying on clothes and echoes of “That is [...]
» Read more...Meeting Deadlines, New Additions
With just over a month left before deadline, things are hectic here at Voices. Nearly every weekday afternoon, our office and shared space with City High School is filled with youth staff members hunched over laptops, typing furiously and discussing story angles. Meanwhile, other staff members are grabbing cameras and tape recorders, on their way [...]
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