Graphic by Nate Barton As a senior, I am somehow still introducing myself to people. Even with our small class, as strange as it can be to think about, not every person knows where your sister goes to school or how you take your coffee. When introductions happen, names, grades and abroad programs are exchanged. But once pleasantries are pushed aside, people want to know … [Read more...] about Nobody Knows it All
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You Are, Indeed, A Child Of God
Photo by Katrina WarmeI was sound asleep when I was abruptly awakened by the pleasant voice of the flight attendant announcing our descent. I pushed the window cover up, and I saw the promised land for the first time with my own eyes. This was the land I was told flowed with milk and honey. There were palm trees and a mountain range that seemed to guide the plane to the landing … [Read more...] about You Are, Indeed, A Child Of God
Angel, Delilah, Wifey Or Temptress: Why The Christian Woman Must Not Be Categorized
Art by Nate BartonMy experience as a female Christian has less to do with overcoming the sometimes-subtle marginalization we experience as women, and so much more to do with who I believe Christ wants and allows me to be: fully His, fully human, fully a woman and fully complex. I think many people who know me might be surprised at how I claim my own faith even during the times … [Read more...] about Angel, Delilah, Wifey Or Temptress: Why The Christian Woman Must Not Be Categorized
In Defense of the Little Black Dress – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
Photo by Marisa Padilla The clothes you put on in the morning are not the markers of your character. They are pieces of cloth sewed together with thread. They say, “Hey, I want to be a citizen of society today.” What it doesn’t say is anything about your sexuality, your morals or who you are as a person. When I get dressed in the morning I put on what is going to make me … [Read more...] about In Defense of the Little Black Dress – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
I Am Not My Hair – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
Photos by Jenna Aguilera Note from the writer: As a woman of mixed African descent, I have been on a journey to love my naturally curly, coiled, thick and fro-tastic hair. In my family, the beauty standard was when you go out, you always look your best, which meant having my hair chemically straightened with a relaxer. I was taught to look presentable, professional and … [Read more...] about I Am Not My Hair – Currents Magazine Spring 2015