Category Archives: Identity

By: Sakura Koner
A reflective piece about being a woman of colour in art.

By: Neethini Prathipan

There is no such thing as one role model. We are inspired by thousands of people in our lifetime.

Written by: Dalyah Schiarizza         Sometimes reality is the absolute worst, but it’s our reality. In this society, I know I am not the beauty standard. I don’t have all those most desirable Eurocentric features, and I have no control over that. As much as I don’t push those standards onto myself or anyone else, that doesn’tContinue reading “The Hottest Alive”

Written by: Dalyah Schiarizza To every past version of myself,  You’ve always been beautiful. Beautiful when you’ve cried over your hair, your nose, your height, your stomach. You’ve always treated yourself too harshly. Too harsh about school, the future, your decisions. You’ve always been too accepting. Too accepting of others’ actions, of adult responsibilities, all theContinue reading “To Every Past Version of Myself”

Written by: Sylvia Kathirkamanathan My views on being a woman of colour have fluctuated my entire life, finally plateauing in recent years as this source of immense pride and appreciation. It is a slice of my identity that has always been undeniably mine and opened the gates for me to explore other aspects of myContinue reading “My Superpower & My Kryptonite – Reflecting on Being a Woman of Color”

Written by: Aliya Kermali Being a woman of colour, I’ve found myself stuck in the middle of this impossible spectrum more times than I can count. Apparently, there’s an unachievable standard we need to live up to and maintain, that I just never knew about. We’re just never good enough.  Growing up in a diverseContinue reading “Are You Brown Enough?”

Written by: Tyonna Ashby Strong, proud, resilient, courageous. Black women struggle and push through adversity every single day. It’s what makes us strong. Having to achieve more than what others think is possible to stay on top and pushing ourselves past the point of exhaustion is something that we live with every day. What doContinue reading “The Resiliency of Being a Black Woman”

Written by: Dalyah Schiarizza I’ve only begun reflecting on what it means to be a woman of colour. For most of my life, it hardly even crossed my mind. I had an ignorance that protected me for so long until I came to a point in my life where that protection vanished. I find thatContinue reading “White-Tinted Glasses”

Written by: Rana Salman Like many women of colour, I spent a lot of my adolescence feeling isolated. I grew up in a predominantly white area where I was asked countless probably-innocent questions about my skin, my hair, and my culture. For most of my youth, I was among the few people of colour inContinue reading “Today”