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Nono Osuji is a first-generation American whose parents immigrated from Nigeria. Nono suffers from lupus and being "broke, gifted, and Black

Brigitte’s parents fled for safety. Her father carried his little brother on his back while they were fleeing Palestine.

“Was I so desirable that you have to lock me away, or am I completely fat and ugly and undesirable?"

“Anyone who's Mormon will tell you there is Mormon. And then there's Utah Mormon. And then there is BYU, Utah Mormon.

Frontier Grit contains stories of women of color and all sorts of walks of life.

But this is the time when companies have no right to celebrate Black history and culture unless they are walking their talk every day.

“It's hard for any child to be the only one in a category, and the more visible your category is, the more alienating it can be."

“It took a long time for the publishing industry to wake up to other countries as places people would want to read about.”

“I put pen to paper for the first time when I was 35, and I had my first novel published when I was 45."

“Traditional medicine definitely has its place, but it doesn’t help the body heal. It just suppresses the symptoms.”

“I don’t think people understand that when you go through loss after loss, after you see a heartbeat, it’s such a heavy grief.”

We’ve been through so much together. Trauma changes you. I’m grateful that we decided to grow together.

Before my 18th birthday, I realized that once I turned 18 I would be legally classified as a woman, and I was just really horrified at that.

Walking into an office as just Joy, it is the most liberating thing, and I will never go back.

I have never felt like I belonged in any of my roles. I’ve never felt like I’ve belonged in an organization, and that needs to change.

As a podcaster for justice, I stand with my sisters from the Women of Color Podcasters Community. We are podcasters united to condemn the...

Stephanie has endured more heartbreak and loss than most people and suffers from PTSD as a result.

This week I interviewed my friend April Brenden-Locke and Miguel Ochoa Castellanos about Hogar Infantil in Chiapas, Mexico.

The humanity of America lives in the resilience of its people...which makes us realize America is full of angels.

Raina has an extensive grit story, but we mostly talked about her experience as a death doula and cannabis practitioner.