Real Life Stories

Throughout my career, I’ve been trying to decode my community through writing fiction, trying to understand why khatna had happened to me.

Melanie Williams's son was born with Down syndrome. Isolation and social distancing are experiences he faces in his everyday life.

In chaotic times, I turn to the same few steps: cleanse, cry, moisturize.

It certainly isn't a step back to just straight-up love a good under-eye concealer. The freedom is in the decision on how you want to present yourself to the world.

Inside the Black Students' Association Room at the University of Guelph, a sign appeared asking us to be quieter. We have one room to ourselves, in a basement, and our voices are policed even here.