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My hair

By Natachi Onwuamaegbu June 13, 2016

“I love your hair!” My hair was expensive. It took time, effort and patience. I don’t like people touching it. It's disrespectful and annoying. Period. Over and over again people tug,...

Third quarter extended five days

By Natachi Onwuamaegbu March 4, 2016

The third quarter has been extended to April 8th due to snow day cancellations. Originally, third quarter was to end March 23th for students, the day before spring break. But after six snow days and...

New Barbies are too little, too late

By Natachi Onwuamaegbu March 2, 2016

For my fifth birthday, I received a four-foot-tall Barbie doll house. It was a bright pink wooden eyesore that housed over 50 dolls. I had princess Barbies, pilot Barbies and even astronaut Barbies. They...

Say her name: Focusing on female victims of police brutality

By Natachi Onwuamaegbu January 30, 2016

Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Tamir Rice are three victims of police brutality and, to some, the martyrs of the Black Lives Matter movement. But men aren’t the only victims. What about Janisha Fonville,...

I dont want to speak white

I don’t want to “speak white”

By Natachi Onwuamaegbu May 29, 2015

At least a few times a week, someone tries to compliment me about how “white” I speak. Is it meant to be a compliment? If I clear my throat, pronounce every syllable and enunciate every word,...

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