Anita D – “And the Psych Ward Says” (500K Views!)

“You won’t be receiving any actual therapy sessions while you’re here, but we will recommend them as treatment for after we let you out.”

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Javon Johnson – “Black and Happy” (100K Views!)

“On some days the most revolutionary thing I can do is enjoy my niece’s laughter.”

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Sarah Kay – “Mrs. Ribeiro” (500K Views!)

“She made us wonder. She made us question. She made us proud of what we had learned.”

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Saidu Tejan-Thomas – “Play” (100K Views!)

“Survivor implies it happened in the wilderness, somewhere far, far away from home. It was a normal afternoon with nothing to do.”

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Jared Singer – “Love” (250K Views!)

“Love can only be described the way it is lived; in parts.”

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Natasha T. Miller – “Ten Things You Sound Like When You Say AllLivesMatter in Response to BlackLivesMatter” (250K Views!)

“I go into the hospital and change all the ‘Intensive Care Unit’ signs to ‘Care Unit’ signs, because every life in the hospital should be cared for just the same.”

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Sabrina Benaim – “Hurdles / Dreams” (100K Views!)

“There is no sleep for this lonely.”

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Michael Szynal – “10 Things You Should Know if We Date” (100K Views!)

“My self-esteem is a helium balloon that’s been in the hospital room of my dying convictions for just a little too long.”

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Rudy Francisco – “Drowning Fish” (100K Views!)

“Sometimes, ‘I’m fine,’ is the quickest way to say, ‘I don’t want to talk about it.’”

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Patrick Roche – “Every 40 Seconds” (500K Views!)

“This is a eulogy for those swallowed by their own minds.”

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