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2 Years, 2 Weeks, 2 Hours

Jul 10, 2023

2 Years, 2 Weeks, 2 Hours

My parents spent most of their adulthood escaping terror, living under governmental oppression, and hanging on to their lives. There was no

The Trauma of Black April

Apr 13, 2022

The Trauma of Black April

On April 30, 1975, my mother’s joyous smile was eclipsed by the furrow of fear she wore on her face. For on that black April day, she lost

a father's passport

Jul 14, 2021

a father's passport

my father does not know me by my name / from that moment on / all was forgotten / I watch him burn his passport / headfirst into fire / male

A Rough Transition Into A New Year

Jan 12, 2021

A Rough Transition Into A New Year

Like many Americans last week, I watched thousands of rioters invade the Capitol building and shred us of our nation’s dignity. As an...

Questions of War

Carina Kimlan Hinton

Nov 10, 2020

Questions of War

a sturdy people bruised with bodies weakened but with spirits always strong. resiliency etched into their bones always a hope for a better

A Future Outside My Parents' Imagination

Wind Meets West

Oct 20, 2020

A Future Outside My Parents' Imagination

It's December in New York City, it’s cold in the Uber coming home from Williamsburg at 5am. I drank too much again, cigarettes and alcohol..

Pride

Aug 18, 2020

Pride

I also think about the hard times endured, such as instances of racism and trying to find my place in a majority white organization.

Independence and Identity during the Black Lives Matter Movement

Jul 3, 2020

Independence and Identity during the Black Lives Matter Movement

Today, 244 years later, with the Fourth of July only a few days away tears are falling down my face as I type - I am sad. I am disappointed.

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