Portraits of the Unafraid: Rika

How do you define yourself? How would you describe yourself?
I identify as a student, a sister, a daughter, a poet, a survivor or transient homelessness. Racially, I’m extremely mixed, but I identify as African-American. And I’m a girl. I’m basic sometimes, but I’m definitely an intelligent individual. A huge part of my identity also is that I’m a big disciple of Jesus Christ. I treat him as homie, but he’s a big, big part of everything that I identify with.

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Portraits of the Unafraid: Jackie

How do you define yourself? How would you describe yourself?
I’m family-oriented. I love my family. Friends-oriented after that. I love my friends, who are my family, so family-oriented.

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