Apr 20, 20192 minVaneeza On Taking Up Space As A Writerby Fatima Rizwan, Project Manager illustration by Meena Rakasi, Content Manager Poetry has always been a veil, behind which the depths of...
Dec 15, 20182 minNadya Okamoto on Battling Menstrual Inequalitystory by Lu Lu illustration by Vy Nguyen For all of humankind history, women have been shamed and stigmatized for the natural bodily...
Dec 15, 20182 minInterview: The Founder of Global Nonprofit PERIOD in Her Own WordsThe Homegirl Project chatted with Nadya Okamoto about the need for menstrual equality, her nonprofit, PERIOD, and what energizes her to...
Sep 23, 20182 minAmber Anderson on Mentorship for Black YouthMeet The Homegirl: Founder of 'Black is Gold' by Tamera Trimuel Amber Nicole Anderson is a trailblazer on a mission to inspire and...
Sep 23, 20184 minInterview: The Founder of 'Black is Gold' in Her Own WordsThe Homegirl Project chatted with Black is Gold founder Amber Anderson about the importance of supporting Black youth and fostering the...
Sep 19, 20182 minZehra and Sophia Naqvi on Combining Fashion and Social JusticeMeet the Homegirls: Co-founders of GLO, Fashion for the Socially Aware by Lu Lu “Fair is better” they say. The colorist society we live...
Sep 19, 20185 minInterview: Zehra & Sophia Naqvi on Radical Fashion The Homegirl Project chatted with fashion designer sisters Sophia and Zehra Naqvi about their socially-conscious company, GLO, and...
Aug 6, 20183 minInterview: A Teen Author in Her Own WordsThe Homegirl Project interviewed Chanice Lee, a teen activist, about reclaiming her time and publishing Young Revolutionary. by Ava...
Aug 6, 20183 minChanice Lee on Black Girl MagicMeet The Homegirl: Girl Up Teen Advisor & Author of Young Revolutionary by Ava Marshall When activists of the past like Angela Davis and...
Jul 25, 20185 minInterview: Activist Cook Sisters in Their Own WordsThe Homegirl Project interviewed Deanna and Mya Cook, the sisters who made headlines for ending a racist hair policy at their school,...
Jul 25, 20183 minMya and Deanna Cook on Unapologetic BlacknessMeet The Homegirls: Advocates for African-American Students by Shermarie Hyppolite To 17-year-old Mya and Deanna Cook, hair is more than...