Prison Abolition by: Maya Simmons Prison abolition is a social campaign
that calls to eliminate prisons and offer alternatives to incarceration.
The U.S. prison population has increased rapidly in recent years,
skyrocketing from 500,000 in 1980 to 1....
Self Care According to an article written by Everyday Health, self care
"includes everything related to staying physically healthy, including
hygiene, nutrition, and seeking medical care when needed." Simply put,
the term self care refers to any step...
Illustration by: Dom Guzman Juneteenth By: Maya Simmons As the rise in
temperatures and longer, sunnier days mark the beginning of summer, they
also indicate that Juneteenth is just around the corner. As a child,
donning pigtails and knockers in my h...
I also am a huge Beyonce fan and have been for years, but the only Ivy
Park item I've purchased is a baseball hat. It's not necessarily because
I don't like the clothes, but rather because I have no idea where I'd
wear them?? As much as I'd like to b...
Hi everyone! My name is Maya Simmons, my pronouns are she/her, and I'm a
member of the racial equity team. A fun fact about me is that I took tap
dance lessons for 6 years as a kid
I chose to go to an HBCU because I'd attended PWIs from elementary to
high school. I wanted to learn in an environment where Black history and
culture weren't treated like an afterthought, or worse, ignored
completely. Also, unlike my previous school...
One of the biggest challenges I face as a changemaker is combatting
pessimism. It's easy, especially in a year like 2020, in which there
seemed to be more bad news than good, to start thinking that change is
impossible. I have to remind myself of the...
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