Immigration, parents and love
Growing up I never had an idea of the type of man I wanted to be with. In all honesty, my teenage self used to dream about being a single...
Your Part in the Gentrification Problem
What is gentrification? Likely the response is something like, “White people moving into poor neighborhoods,” or “Devaluing a...
Echoes Media 2020
Hey Echoes Fam! We've got some exciting things planned for 2020. Check out the video to hear Founder Janelle tell you about some of the...
Dreaming Bigger Than The American Dream
Recently, I read an article about a report from accounting giant Deloitte that millennials have an average net worth of "only 8,000,”...
Being Voiced
Echoes Fam! We're growing! In May of 2019, Echoes Media co-produced Janelle's play #voiced. The play shared the stories of six high...
Get out of the car
Editor's note: This article was reposted with permission of the author from http://craigtalksteaching.blogspot.com. Click to find other...
True Freedom Day
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation was embattled in its third year of...
Ilhan Omar's Path
On November 8th, 2018, the state of Minnesota welcomed Ilhan Omar as one of the first Muslim women to become congresswoman. This was not...
Whānau: Good as Gold
Editor's note: "Whānau" is the Maori word for "family." The artwork displayed is the work of the writer. Check below to see more of her...
Trouble Called Peace
Editor's note: This is an essay submitted to a course titled "Is the Civil War still being fought?" at Harvard Extension School I write....
