Opinion

Thriving Through Trauma: The Power of Social and Emotional Learning

Imagine if you will a whirlwind of children laughing, cheering, jeering and screaming with mobile…

It’s Time to be Unified in our Outrage

Dravon Ames, Iesha Harper, and their two young children are just one more black family…

Not My Party

As the nation gears up for next week’s Democratic candidate debate, one thing that almost…

Forward Magazine
Fashion as Activism

Alber Elbaz, the masterful former creative director for Lanvin, once said that fashion is “Pure,…

Being Visibly Muslim in Congress

Two years ago in November on election night, my children went to sleep giddy thinking…

Disney’s Aladdin: Representation for a New Generation

A whole new world. That’s exactly what representation in media gives children who do not…

Future of Design

When you think of design what comes to mind? What are the results? Although well…

You Could… But, Should You?

You know that excited feeling you get when you come across an opportunity? When you…

Question Your Surroundings

The tall pile of shredded roofing shingles was encroaching on Marsha Jackson’s property. The pile…

Not just a “marching band”

Here I am with the other people on the internet talking about Taylor Swift. I’ll…

Please Stop Trying to Convert Me

I know that Jesus loves me. I know this because I am Muslim and Muslims…

Black People Are Not Surprised that Wealthy White Parents are Paying Millions for Their Kids To Go To College. We are Surprised You’re Surprised.

When the news dropped that fifty people, including actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, where…

Why Edward Blum is No Friend to Asian Americans

Harvard University recently announced a record proportion of Asian American undergraduate students in its admitted…