A COVID Friendly Commencement Speech for the Class of 2020
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Published Articles from
Kristen Milburn
Just Because You’ve Got it Doesn’t Mean You’re Flaunting It
Insisting that someone is "flaunting" their body is not the compliment we think it is....
Yes, America Is Ready for a Female President, You Can Stop Asking Now
Asking if America is ready for a woman in the Oval Office does more harm than good....
It’s Time We Stop Giving Awards to Rapists
Celebrating the work of rapists is dismissive and dangerous....
‘Late Night’ Nails the Punchline
Mindy Kaling's "Late Night" is hilarious and heart warming....
‘Booksmart’ Earns Top Marks
Olivia Wilde's teen comedy is more than just your average high school movie....
#FocusImmigration: The Billion-Dollar Market You Don’t Know About
Johanna Ponce can remember being dragged to a local jewelry store to transfer money to her grandmother in Mexico since before she knew how to count money herself. She would enter the dimly lit store a few times a year and stand next to glimmering necklaces and rings as her dad sent money back to his mother in Puebla. Maybe, if she was lucky, her dad would take her out to eat after they were finished. Her father has worked at Chuck’s Cafe in Princeton, New Jersey since he first came to America ...
The Beauty of Choice
I, like many tween girls before me, first applied makeup after following a simple makeup tutorial from Seventeen Magazine. I studied the headline about makeup products that you needed to impress your crush and applied bright red lipstick and thick, uneven chunks of eyeliner on my eyelids. I had officially entered the world of makeup and had the Bobo the Clown face to prove it. The clown makeup washed off, but the feeling that I had to use specific products to impress someone else never did. Maga...
