Salma Abdullahi's story is centered around safe spaces. In her piece titled "Communities Shape Lives," she recounts her process around advocating for a Muslim Student Association at her high school, and ultimately, creating a place where she and other similarly identifying students could be themselves.
Yareri Galindo's piece dives into her personal journey and discusses the formative experiences that make community leaders, like herself, who they are today.
Halima Musa explores the natural hair movement by providing beautiful insight from her own journey in embracing her natural ‘do and the exquisite culture it represents.
Community organizer, Famo Musa, discusses intergenerational trauma in the Somali Bantu community and shares insight from three Somali Bantu women from City Heights.
