Girl Truth: What Lens Are You Looking Through?

In the first of a three part episode - Deep Conversations - Andrea, Laila & Taylor explore levels of toleration & with whom to engage in difficult conversations.

Dario Fo says, “Every artistic expression is either influenced by or adds something to politics.” In this bonus episode, Laila & Andrea have an impromptu conversation with their producer about the impact of the arts on politics. 

Jamie Johnson said, “When you are born rich, you have all these options. You can pursue a career path that you find interesting; there's no need or pressure to start working to get funds just for survival, which is something a lot of people have to struggle with.”  In this episode, Kaitlyn, Jennielee & Janayjah share their views on achieving success & goals in spite of the limitations girls of color often face.

“No one came to our neighborhoods with stand-up jobs and showed us there's a different way. Maybe, had I seen different role models, maybe I'd've turned on to that.” Jay-Z  In this episode, Taylor, Laila and Adina discuss their views on looking for and being a role model.

Jennielee es una graduada galardonada de Evoluer House que sueña con convertirse en diseñadora de moda. En este episodio muy especial de Girl Truth: What Lens Are You Looking Through ?, ella comparte su historia de vivir a través del huracán María, dejar Puerto Rico y comenzar una nueva vida en Filadelfia. Este episodio también está disponible en ingles.

Jennielee is an award winning Evoluer House graduate who dreams of becoming a fashion designer. In this very special episode of Girl Truth: What Lens Are You Looking Through?, she shares her story of living through Hurricane Maria, leaving Puerto Rico & starting a new life in Philadelphia. This episode is also available in Spanish.

Adina, Baiyinah and Janayjah discuss their views about artists and others using the "N" word in music and in life.

Jennielee, Kaitlyn and Janayjah share their views on what fashion is and should be.

Adina, Baiyinah & Janayjah open their lenses on how society deems "whiteness" as the hallmark of humanity.

As the 2019 - 2020 school year begins, Laila, Taylor and Adina have a conversation about stress, what it means to them and how they cope with it.

Adina, Baiyinah and  Janayjah discuss their views on success, invisibility, exoticization and other issues women of color face in the media and because of media.

Laila & Taylor have an impromptu conversation with our engineer, Len Webb about skin tone discrimination.