Upon first glance, we assume it’s about traditional gender roles…but is there something deeper going on? — Over the ages, people have talked about chivalry as though it’s some gospel by which our society will thrive or collapse if not obeyed. They insist it’s the lifeblood of male/female relationships because “That’s the way it’s always been.” Everybody has a role to play. In their view, we must…

Sorry, fashionistas and fashionistos…my daily wardrobe isn’t designed for YOUR comfort! — I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with fashion. On the one hand, I’m prone to semi-delusional daydreams where I get to wear exotic, outrageous, festive outfits in public spaces. On the other hand: I hate dressing formally. Usually, I dress for comfort. My standard “uniform” tends to be sweatpants and…

Since everyone seems to have their own definition of what makes someone an “ally,” I won’t attempt to label myself as such — Allyship is never an easy topic to broach. How can each of us intervene or give support when we see oppression unfolding? What is the best way to take action if someone with a lack of privilege confides in us? There’s no mathematical formula for achieving this. Additionally, we must…

She was also a stark reminder to me that not every individual “represents” their generation as a whole — We’ve all seen people get insulted or disparaged because of their age. Whether it’s older people, younger people, or middle-aged people: Ageism is a multidirectional problem. And, unfortunately, it only appears to be intensifying with each new decade. As an older Millennial of the “Xennial” microgeneration, I used to harbor…

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m pretty jaded toward what the algorithm “recommends” to me — Many of us who frequent Medium are fed up with the algorithm. Whether it’s the weekly “digest” emailed to us, shitty articles that get auto-recommended, or many of the questionable “Staff Picks” displayed on our dashboards — we’re subjected to tiresome rants, social-baiting, and lectures-disguised-as-“education.”

There was a lot to love about the 1990s and early-aughts, but geographic undesirability wasn’t one of them — As a Gen Y kid, video-conferencing was virtually (pun intended!) unheard of, back when we were growing up. Not even adults had access to such technology for personal use, a majority of the time. Telephone or in-person meetings were the norm. Around the mid-1990s, my rural high school began offering…

Theodore Melfi’s 2016 biopic film provides a glimpse at how integral Black women have been to building America — NOTE: The follow article contains some SPOILERS for the film ‘Hidden Figures.’ Grossing more than $230 million at the box office in 2016, Hidden Figures has been a movie I’d wanted to check out for a long time. It took me more than six years, as I rarely go out…

This kid-friendly autobiography humanizes an iconic civil rights figure with candor and confidence — For decades, Rosa Parks has remained one of the most iconic historical figures invoked when telling the decades-long story of the Civil Rights Movement. …

Visualizing an acid-drenched calendar might be the first step toward visualizing better days in the future — No matter when or where we were born, many of us tend to use calendar years as “markers” for major life milestones. Whether it’s joy or trauma, we might associate certain four-digit numbers with distinct flavors of positivity or negativity. Was 1976 the year when the love of one’s life…