This school year hasn’t been what any of us expected, and it has posed unique challenges to students and teachers. The new COVID-19 requirements were certainly a culture shock, but social distancing...
Stepping into a Hindu class for the first time, I immediately felt out of place. Around 60 kids sat on mats on the floor, the guru waiting for everyone to settle down. For the next half hour, we chanted...
As a toddler, I used to sneak into my mom’s bathroom, grab her GreatLash brownish black mascara, and smear it all over my face to make myself pretty like her. I had a mini ironing board and iron...
December, 2019. I’m taking the freshman reading STAAR test in the gym. There’s a rug laid out on the floor along with hundreds of chairs, all in rows. The lighting is dark and the air smells of...
We’ve all heard that America is a melting pot with different identities blending together to form one diverse nation. However, from the time we start grade school social studies, we hear stories...
A picture of Kamala Harris’ parents, a Brown woman and Black man, appeared on my TV as I watched the Democratic National Convention. I looked to my mother and father who looked like the couple on...
Getting into my best friend’s red convertible was a daily occurrence during spring semester last school year. She always let me play my music on the way, no matter how many times I made her listen...
Editor’s note: This story was named an excellent personal column in the 2021 TAJE Best of Texas contest.
The only reason I got into basketball was because I grew fast early. My 5’4” frame...
Editor’s note: This story was a part of the in-depth package of our Dec. 16, 2020 issue, which was named as a superior in-depth package in the 2021 TAJE Best of Texas contest.
We tried drug...
Editor's note: This story was named a superior staff editorial in the 2021 TAJE Best of Texas contest.
Teenagers have had to face the consequences of adult politics our whole lives. We were born into...
Editor’s note: This story was named a superior personal column in the 2021 TAJE Best of Texas contest.
The ballroom reeked of sweat and Axe. We were 12 or 13 years old, the worst time to be alive....
