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Dec 16, 2020

Holiday Gift Guide for Teen Girls

Present ideas for even the toughest teens on your list.

Dec 8, 2020

'The Queen's Gambit' Review

"The series taught me far more than the rules of chess; it taught me some of the rules of life."

Dec 4, 2020

GOUDAXVF

Announcing our "Gouda Ultimate Holiday Cookbook" Collaboration.

Nov 27, 2020

Social Media & Self Image: as Told by a Young Black Woman

Social media breeds insecurity in women and girls and I am no exception

Nov 25, 2020

The True Villain of 'Among Us'

I'd always thought that the villain I struggled against in my life was time. Instead, it had been the app games that wiggled itself into our

Nov 22, 2020

November Poetry Collection

A collection of poetry from VF staff and contributors.

Nov 20, 2020

Meet Hooked By Lou

Get to know the woman behind the crochet needle of Hooked By Lou

Nov 16, 2020

Interview with Renold

Reynold Stubblefield is a 20 year old musician from Philly and based in Delaware.

Nov 14, 2020

Fifteen Minutes

Somewhere, a ticking clock clicks, tck tck tck. Each second a countdown for the unknown, or the regret of now knowing. It’s subjectivity is

Nov 12, 2020

Its 2020 and we still aren't a post racial society

A post racial society is a theoretical environment which is free from, racial preference, discrimination, and prejudice

Nov 9, 2020

Why aren't more people talking about the muslim concentration camps in China?

Since 2017, we’ve seen the country of China doing many dreadful things to Muslims. To be specific, I’m talking about the concentration camps

Oct 22, 2020

Violent Ends

Where do I come from? Why am I the way I am? What am I going to be?

Oct 8, 2020

Social Media-The Puppet Master of Our Lives

Reflecting on Netflix's "The Social Dilemma"

Oct 2, 2020

Meet Kyrah Gomes: Founder of Etherié Jewelry

Interviewing the teen behind Etherié jewelry

Sep 29, 2020

Poetry by Farzeen Rashid

A collection of poems by Farzeen Rashid

Sep 15, 2020

Artist Feature: Mel (@harlo.t)

A Gallery of works by Mel (@harlo.t)

Sep 11, 2020

Regret

A nonfiction piece by Jessica Wang

Sep 8, 2020

Welcome to Velvet Fields

Learn about Velvet Fields!

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