Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, when President Vladimir Putin sent an estimated 150,000 troops to Ukraine in an effort to seize the country. Overseas and thousands of miles away, City...
As my sister Ellie and I walk into 5 Sips Coffee & Tea, I am hit with a wave of nostalgia that only this specific spot can call upon. It’s a Saturday, and the café is filled with local patrons...
As I pull into the City College parking lot on a Monday morning, I have an easy time finding a spot. There are a total of five cars in the parking lot. It’s just me and the tumbleweeds as I walk toward...
Somehow, I thought this would be easy — to write about my life of abuse at the hands of my husband and calmly report what happened to me. I figured that I would be that detached person who doesn’t...
Has anyone ever suggested: “You need some sense knocked into your head?” Apparently some of us do need it. For me, a blow to the head was tragic, but it also led to a new beginning. The traumatic...
My name is America. I am a former foster youth, self-published author, wife, mother, writer, student and guardian to the coolest teenagers I know.
A few years ago, I went through an isolation event...
Like so many of my peers, I celebrated when colleges announced a two-week break from classes in March 2020. After all, it just meant more time to catch up on the latest TV shows and waste time with my...
A few days into winter break I kept thinking to myself, “How can I show others my creative side?” I enjoy makeup, fashion and pop culture, but I did not have a clear vision of what I wanted to do...
It’s 4 p.m. I am sitting through the last few minutes of a Zoom meeting for The Express staff. My day started at 9 a.m. with my public speaking class, and I have done work for each of my other...
The spring 2020 semester had already felt like a weight upon my shoulders before it even began, and I could blame that not only on the COVID-19 pandemic turning everything online once again but also my...
The summer of 2018, after I graduated from high school, I was electrified to begin my college athletic career. I began my first season at City College ready to redeem my high school senior season—a...
I was watching Univision Spanish news one evening in 2013 and saw California Attorney General Kamala Harris representing an undocumented law school graduate. His name is Sergio Garcia, and he was trying...
