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Essay - Breaking the Comb Ceiling published in Lunch Ticket

A finalist for the Diana Woods Memorial Award, this essay focuses on themes of self-discovery and empowerment, generational trauma, and the politics of natural hair in the workplace through the lens of my personal hair journey and family history. I hope it raises awareness about hair discrimination in the workplace and helps fellow BIPOCs who have had similar experiences feel seen and heard.

Poetry - Six Poems published in Cholla Needles

Each of these poems contains themes of love, grief, and resilience, from the heartbreaking slave narrative in Cerulean Heart to honoring our military in For the Puerto Rican Servicemen Who Lost Their Lives in the Aftermath of 9/11 to ruminating on the struggles of women caretakers in Sole Breadwinner. This issue features 12 amazing poets and I feel humbled to be alongside these powerhouse artists!