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What “We Did It” Truly Means: The Power of Community Organizing In the Bronx

May 13, 2013by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

By: Kara Crawford The Bronx. 9 year-round ice rinks. Community organizing. 260 living wage jobs. A vacant building. What do all of these have in common? The Kingsbridge Armory.   […]

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Editorial, Non-Profits, Youths
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Just Wanting to Be: Now Telling My Story

April 11, 2013by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

By: Ange Concepion Author’s Note: Trigger warning. This was performed at Take Back the Night. If you have been sexually assaulted, or know someone who has, know that there are […]

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Personal, Youths
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Chicago Street Youth Need Our Love: Embrace Your All Your Community

January 11, 2013by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Frank McAlpin As a queer person there is much to be proud of as 2013 begins.  Last year was an unprecedented year of progress in the LGBT rights movement, with […]

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Homelessness, Youths
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Girls (Without Color): How Lena Dunham Addresses Race

November 12, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by Ange Concepcion Let’s suppose I tell you there’s a show about a 20-something year old college educated female, Hannah, newly cut off from her parents, set in New York […]

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Art/Culture, Media/Entertainment, Race, TV, Women, Youths
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Round of Applause: The Theatrical Night of My First Kiss

November 7, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

By: Caitlin Bergh I’m standing in a long line that winds around the outside of a huge ballroom in New York City wearing a bright yellow prom dress. I’m waiting for my […]

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Femme, Lesbian, Memoir, Personal, Romance, Women, Youths
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Separating Church and State: How the Aurora Decision Failed Transgender Students

November 6, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Jen Richards On October 15, 2012, the board of Aurora East District 13, a high school in the western suburbs of Chicago, unanimously voted to adopt a policy that […]

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Bullying, Politics, Trans, Youths
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I Think I’m Starting to Hate Taylor Swift, and I Don’t Like It

October 25, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Nico Lang I first became aware of the fact that Taylor Swift was a thing in 2008—because the internet (and almost every girl I knew) told me that I […]

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Media/Entertainment, Music, Youths
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The Show’s Over: Why I Was a Theatre Kid

October 24, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Addison Bell  The first musical I saw was Grease. I can’t remember how old I was, but I was in elementary school. My class walked up the street to watch […]

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Art/Culture, Media/Entertainment, Memoir, Personal, Youths
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The Avengers of My Childhood: The Video Games That Raised Me

October 22, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Max Alborn Author’s Note: this article is written from the perspective of a nerd raised almost entirely on console gaming. No PC gaming for this kid. Couldn’t afford the […]

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Media/Entertainment, Memoir, Youths
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What a Disgusting Facebook Page Tells Us About a Woman’s Need to Be Desired

October 17, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Emily Heist Moss Note: This post was also published on Role/Reboot and republished with permission. You can find the original here. In this piece, Emily Heist Moss discusses the […]

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Feminism, Rape Culture, Youths

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