Next: Carolina Acosta took a trip to Latin America that changed the course of her life. “It’s where I first reconnected with my Latina roots, being half Colombian and half Dominican,” the 29-year-old New Yorker says. “I connected to the countries that I was visiting, particularly Colombia where...
Bringing Inclusion to Snacking When Brittany Charlton realized, at 18, that she had a peanut and treenut allergy, she didn’t want to be deprived of her favorite snacks. So the Toronto native came up with her own peanut-free recipes. A few years later, she decided to turn...
Getting fired was one of the best things to happen to Victoria Wilson. When her first job out of college in marketing and communications unexpectedly ended on a sour note, the 30-year-old from Atlanta embarked on a journey of self-exploration. “I worked in event production. I worked in...
While browsing through your social media feed, chances are you’ve seen people lose their tempers and make hurtful or threatening posts online. For teenagers, such behavior can be particularly harmful: teen cyberbullies—and those they target—are more likely than other teens to face academic and emotional struggles,...
Building a Business Based on Self-Love When 11-year-old Lexi P. was teased about her natural hair, she didn’t let it keep her down. In fact, the experience inspired her to start a business. “I was trying to find books or anything out there teaching about self-love,” says...
From Tech to Art For 25-year-old Deborah Lee, illustration has always been in their blood. “Drawing felt natural to me growing up,” Lee says. Yet they never imagined it would one day become a career. Happily, they were wrong. After graduating from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Design,...
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