Storm free Say, remember Kevin, Home Alone, that night? The house, his kingdom, consequences out of sight. Under no parent’s eye, no voice to contain, Rentals, flights booked, […]
Poem
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Mind Your Mouth
It’s funny, isn’t it, how the mouth decides our worth,How syllables can crown or curse our birth.A silver tongue, though clothed in mortal guise,Can sell you truth, or […]
Africa / Personal Stories
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What Rwanda Taught Me About Opportunity
I did not arrive in Rwanda unaware of inequality. That would be convenient, and it would be false. I arrived already knowing that the number of doors available […]
Africa / Women & Equality
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Education Liberates
By Youma Kromer “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character — that is the goal of true […]
Personal Stories
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A Thank you to My Parents
By Youma Kromer The Beginning of Us My parents are not ordinary parents. They never were.When they met, they each already had three children each , six teenagers […]
Women & Equality
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The Power our Difference:Embracing Women’s Strengths
By Youma Kromer Honoring Differences, Not Erasing Them What if equality didn’t mean becoming the same, but honoring what makes us different? For centuries, society has measured women […]
Africa
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Writing for Change: My Journey with African Organizations
By Youma Kromer Volunteering as a writer opened doors I hadn’t expected , into African culture, into community, and into myself. My role was simple on the surface: […]
Personal Stories
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AI: The Mirror That Remembers
AI: The Mirror That Remembers By Youma Kromer What if the most intelligent being on Earth doesn’t feel, doesn’t love, and doesn’t live , but still mirrors everything […]
Africa / Poem
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Too Full to Care?
By Youma Kromer How long, how long must you endure The gnawing void, the endless hunger’s lure? A stomach’s cry, a silent plea, For the Bread that never […]