Adriana Temprano

I wasn’t able to see the future when I was 15, but I can tell the past what I know now. And I’d start it off like this.

When you think of freedom of speech, you often first consider the right to say what you feel. But free speech extends beyond this expression; it is an avenue to being understood and seen.

I've decided I want someone to think for me for once, so that maybe I won’t stay stuck in the rut of my current thoughts. And it doesn’t really matter to me if that someone is actually some … thing.

As we remember all that Black communities have fought for, we should also celebrate Black excellence, whether it be in our city, our campus community or our culture.

Black student-athletes succeeding in school doesn’t just depend on resources and inclusivity within the classroom: Athletic stakeholders such as coaches, administrators and even loyal fans all influence how educational institutions may or may not advocate for these players.

But while all men aren’t “bad,” they all have inherited a society which severely needs to reconsider what it means to be a boy, and more crucially, what it means to be human.

Holding eye contact with someone often provides reassurance that we are seen. But as someone who manifests a version of myself based on that look in the eyes of those I love, I’m terrified I’ll blink and miss what they see in me.

Midterm elections might not determine the next president of the United States, but the upcoming elections still have a lot at stake for voters everywhere.

You stopped playing / Go back / Give me the nocturne in the dusky air. / Come closer / The earth wants immensely to know you / Begged me to introduce / You.