Katy Perry was recently accused of being racist — not because of anything she has said or done, but because of a pair of shoes for sale on her brand’s clothing website. The shoes had a triangular nose,...

With a household of four, someone was almost always at home. On a January afternoon, I walked into my unusually empty house. I brushed it off and after a quick nap, I felt my stomach grumbling. I wondered...

My twin sister and I have one obvious difference between us — she has brown skin, while mine is white. Besides that, we are extremely similar, short with matching brown eyes and thick brown hair. However,...

I’ve been a journalist for a relatively short portion of my life, however, it has been a part of some of my most meaningful moments and decisions. It has shown me how to open up to people. I was painfully...

I always dreaded entering my grandparents’ house. It smellled like mothballs and the bland tea my grandmother obsessed over. Always scared of breaking one of the blue and white antiques that had been...

The air smelled of ink on paper and the walls were completely concealed by books stacked from the floor to the ceiling. Sunlight that hadn’t been blocked by the buildings outside streamed its way into...

Many millenials are forgoing the traditional staples of the American dream — homeownership, children, and independence from parents — not always due to choice, but to student loan debt. While the...