It all began in 8th grade, when my friends and I organized the March 14 walkout for gun violence at our middle school. When we heard about the nationwide walkouts students were planning, we knew we had to join in. Togethe...

I remember downloading Instagram for the first time in middle school at the insistence of my friends and feeling only a vague sense of disappointment. At that time, Instagram was really nothing more than a cute photo-editing ap...