Empowering a thriving community with electricity — MAKOKO Imagine for a second you are in Lagos, Nigeria. You’re crossing the Third Mainland Bridge into the city. It’s long. The second-largest in all of Africa. You look off to your right and you see a slum. You can see the floating wood from torn-down houses. People returning from a…

From ‘Podcast?’ to ‘Podcast!’ in 90 days (or somewhere around there…) — “Hey there! It’s Ellie. I’ll be your co-host today, and we’ll be interviewing…” These were the first words I got to speak on BetterBrave Community Podcast, and my hands were shaking. But I was excited because I got to be part of making a podcast to help demystify workplace sexual…

New Discoveries and Infectious Optimism — We’re back. Just over a year after rushing home from India for my grandpa’s funeral, and I am a rising Sophomore at Minerva Schools @ KGI. It’s been a journey that has taught me countless things, but here are the main takeaways. Uncertainty is value COVID has fish slapped us…

Walking into the Real Social Dynamics Free Tour (RSD) was more than a little uncomfortable for me. I was suddenly in a position where I was the only woman. I felt more isolated here than when I was the only person from the States in an entire Punjabi town. To…

It isn’t only about fixing mistakes made years ago — it’s about fixing mistakes made today — There was a reparations senate hearing last week. There was all sorts of response. The audience in the Senate that day filled four overflow rooms. Now it seems like no matter who you are, you’ve got an opinion. There are two main categories of people who oppose reparations: Some fall…

Just so we’re clear… — Calvin Klein introduced a commercial in May. In it, all you see is a woman in Klein products, you have another woman walk up and the two kiss. The commercial ends with a black screen with Calvin Klein printed on it in white letters. There are no words, no explanation…

What’s unfair, what’s required, and what’s both — The fight for civil rights begun when humans began and someone thought “Hey, what makes me less than Johnny over there?” …

But it doesn’t make sense — There this joke and it goes like this — A flood was coming and a man of faith trusting in God sits on his porch believing that God will deliver him. Just as the water is beginning to swirl around his ankles, a woman in a canoe passes by and…

Identity politics on any side is ugly — Identity politics isn’t new. People often vote for people that look like them. This is why politics is still a majority white/male field — up until recently, the majority of voters were white men and before that, they were the only people who could vote. …