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Vaneeza On Taking Up Space As A Writer
by Fatima Rizwan, Project Manager illustration by Meena Rakasi, Content Manager Poetry has always been a veil, behind which the depths of...
Apr 20, 20192 min read

Nadya Okamoto on Battling Menstrual Inequality
story 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 min read


Interview: The Founder of Global Nonprofit PERIOD in Her Own Words
The Homegirl Project chatted with Nadya Okamoto about the need for menstrual equality, her nonprofit, PERIOD, and what energizes her to...
Dec 15, 20182 min read


Amber Anderson on Mentorship for Black Youth
Meet The Homegirl: Founder of 'Black is Gold' by Tamera Trimuel Amber Nicole Anderson is a trailblazer on a mission to inspire and...
Sep 23, 20182 min read


Interview: The Founder of 'Black is Gold' in Her Own Words
The Homegirl Project chatted with Black is Gold founder Amber Anderson about the importance of supporting Black youth and fostering the...
Sep 23, 20184 min read


Zehra and Sophia Naqvi on Combining Fashion and Social Justice
Meet 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, 20182 min read


Interview: 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...
Sep 19, 20185 min read

Interview: A Teen Author in Her Own Words
The Homegirl Project interviewed Chanice Lee, a teen activist, about reclaiming her time and publishing Young Revolutionary. by Ava...
Aug 6, 20183 min read


Chanice Lee on Black Girl Magic
Meet The Homegirl: Girl Up Teen Advisor & Author of Young Revolutionary by Ava Marshall When activists of the past like Angela Davis and...
Aug 6, 20183 min read


Interview: Activist Cook Sisters in Their Own Words
The Homegirl Project interviewed Deanna and Mya Cook, the sisters who made headlines for ending a racist hair policy at their school,...
Jul 25, 20185 min read


Mya and Deanna Cook on Unapologetic Blackness
Meet The Homegirls: Advocates for African-American Students by Shermarie Hyppolite To 17-year-old Mya and Deanna Cook, hair is more than...
Jul 25, 20183 min read
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