by Alicia Harper | Feb 18, 2020 | Music, Politics, Stories
I was a junior in high school navigating the uncertainties of adolescence when Taylor Swift’s self-titled album was released. Songs like “Teardrops on My Guitar” about a secret love and “Should Have Said No” depicting a boyfriend who cheated seemed like they were...
by Amber Schreiner | Jul 21, 2016 | Blog, Humanity, Politics, Press, Stories
Originally published on MTV I was marching down Peachtree Road in Atlanta, Georgia, when a police officer grabbed me from behind and threw my things to the ground. Without saying a word, he twisted my arms backward, tightened metal bracelets around my wrists, and...
by Amber Schreiner | Aug 18, 2015 | Press, Stories
IBYouth Talks to Our Founder, Amber Schreiner Incredible Brilliant Youth is a fun, innovative youth organization that was set up in July 2012 to help empower and improve the confidence of young people through workshops and talks on self esteem, beauty, body image,...
by Saajan Bhakta | Feb 18, 2015 | Humanity, Stories
Be Your Own Hero Suicidal phases. Shattered childhood. Devastating insults. Never fitting in. Failure. The not so glamorous elements of my life that have defined, shaped, and strengthened me into the young man that I am today. The tears have already started to roll,...
by Brennan Zito | Feb 6, 2015 | Humanity, Stories
Pay it Forward Pizza for a Brighter Tomorrow Have you ever given a homeless person spare change? Perhaps you’ve dropped a few loose coins into a jar for charity after paying your bill at a local restaurant? If you have, you may have wondered if you were actually...
