The Root Watch

Nika P

As a child, Nika would stare into her mother’s vanity for hours. The reflection in the vanity calmed her anxiety and after years of gazing, she discovered her true identity. During the Summer, after her mother left for work at the local bakery, Nika would move the vanity into the tiny living room and would take her mothers makeup kit with her. She’d doll herself up and would masquerade around the living room, striking poses in the vanity every time she moved by it.

Bri P

Men were all Root Watch alum Bri had access to growing up.  Two twin brothers both named Johnson and a Cuban father named Davis.  Hell, she didn’t have a neighbor who wasn’t a boy.  Henry, Bo, David #1, David#2, David#3, Peter, Sam, and David#4, and those were just the boys on her street If she added the boys on Bay Street to that list, she wouldn’t be able to stop counting.

Gina T

Marrying a polarizing congressman-elect would be a tall task for anyone. Marrying a polarizing congressman-elect who doesn’t have legs is an entirely different story.