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Tradition 

Tradition 

In honor of Indigenous Heritage Month Trusting one another, Respecting what is being shared, A teaching moment, Direct from ancestors that were forced Into institutions, That created friction and diminished our cultures. Initiating our heritage and being Open to...

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…Mental Health…

…Mental Health…

...Mental Health...   Who you or me/ Yea they come in waves/ They come in stress or tears/ They come when I try/ My fears, my doubt, my past, I hide/   ...Mental Health…   We are in a world where if you don't grind/  You get left behind/ Who you or me/...

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Reclaiming My Lens 

Reclaiming My Lens 

Imagine curating an art show with your homegirl—showing artwork that captures our collective struggles while recognizing our shared hope in the community that watered our growth. Well, that's what my comrade Xochtil Larios and I learned how to do when we curated the...

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