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Editor in Chief
Assistant Editor in Chief
Editorial Director
Graphic Designers
Photographers
Creative Hand
Makeup Artist
Makeup Assistants
Writers
Contributing Artists
Models
Aryana Gathings
Mackenzie Downs
Megan Rock
Devon Jefferson
Jean Colangelo
Kaitlin Ungs
Ansar M. Smith
SarahNicole
Casey Hinders
Malina Sos
Stephanie Lieu
Jamilah Moussa
Megan Rock
Vanessa Boreland
Mia Choy
Kristina Marsyla
Mackenzie Downs
Claire Kranto
Megan Rock
Mia Choy
Kane Dennis
Lauren Garchow
Devon Jefferson
Jamilah Moussa
Dominic Running
Taylor Samarjian
Alexander Smith
Chloe Wilson
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Hello Reader,
If you have found this publication, please know it is not by chance.
This collection was made for you and every other person out there that can feel
it. Now you’re asking yourself, “What are they talking about? Feel what?” I am
talking about the buzz.
The buzz is the frequency you surround yourself with. The
energies you attract, the vibrations you extend out into the world. Think
to yourself, deeply, about the haze that is your life. Are you present? Is
anything holding you back? Are you living your life the way you truly
want to?
As you skim through these pages, we hope you’ll be mindful of the
work at hand. We are The Indigo Kids, this is our collective. This is not
a traditional journalistic publication. This is a collection of art and ideas
expressed to you through many mediums. You can be Indigo too, for it is
only a state of mind. It is a pledge to yourself, to think, speak, and live with
awareness. Practicing empathy and making a true difference in the world is our
goal. Every person would like to change the world, the problem? They don’t
know how, not knowing is the answer lies within you. The Indigo Kids believe
in a world where people are truly free. Where people are not slaves to money,
insecurities or possessions. Now is the time to open your eyes and see the
world for what it truly is.
We channeled our creative abilities to highlight a few bits of society
we deemed noteworthy for this first issue: homelessness, sustainability, inner
beauty, and the consumption of technology. We are at a point in time where
controversy lies around every corner. As a collective, we wanted this issue to be
about uniting against animosity and negativity. We wanted to use the outlets
we already love to portray these issues in a digestible manner. We want to
be able to start those difficult conversations in order to enable people to talk
about these issues. Without discussion, the tension grows and creates larger
divides between individuals, groups, and even countries. By bringing a sense
of awareness to the public by breaking down communication barriers and
encouraging others to open their minds we believe we can create unity
and respect.
Thinking, speaking and living with awareness is our goal, and we
can only hope to make it more attainable everyday.
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Staff
Opener
Halloween 2016
Sound Bites by M. Downs
The Heartbeat of the City
An Artist’s Corner Collective
For the Humans by K. Marsyla
Artist’s Corner
The Divided States of America by M. Choy and A. Gathings
Modern Masquerade
Peace, Love, & Hollywood Boulevard
Elements & Inner Beauty
The Good Kind of Black
Public Service Announcement
Special Thanks
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THE INDIGO KIDS
Your life will change significantly once
you stop absorbing the frequencies
around you and begin to emit your own;
be yourself.
Aryana Gathings, 23,
Minneapolis, MN.
I have a lot to learn, and the world has
a lot to teach me. But so far in my short
life, I have learned that acceptance is key.
We don’t all have to think, feel, act the
same; we just have to understand that
our way isn’t the only way.
Mackenzie Downs, 23
Lino Lakes, MN.
and succeed in ways you could have
never imagined.
SarahNicole, 21
Palm Desert, CA.
Reach for your dreams & never look
back; but don’t forget to check up on
your loved ones along the way
Casey Hinders, 22
Coeur D Alene, ID.
Accept what is, let go of what was and
have faith in what will be.
Malina Sos, 21,
Laguna Hills, CA.
My life philosophy is that the energy you
exude into the world will make it’s way
back to you. Be considerate and
be bright!
Mia Choy, 19
Irvine, CA.
It’s a beautiful day out, get on your
bikes and ride! There is nothing more
rewarding than working hard to earn
your pay. Don’t waste what little time on
this planet you have.
Kane Dennis, 28
Indianola, IA.
Everything that happens, happens in
God’s plan. And I will go though I do
not know the way.
Megan Rock, 23
Eden Prairie, MN.
I think, so therefore I am. I may, before
I can.
Devon Jefferson, 22
Aurora, CO.
Continue to learn, continue to question.
Jean Colangelo, 22
Northfield, MN.
Go play outside.
Kaitlin Ungs, 23
Marion, IA.
The absurd is what brings me joy.
The intricacies of visual art holds my
ambition. The fear of failure stimulates
my imagination.
Ansar M. Smith, 19
Los Angeles, CA.
In order to be truly successful you need
3 things. 1) Confident identity through
Jesus Christ. 2) A continuous desire to
grow and learn. 3) A strong and guarded
heart. I believe by mastering these ideals
you can accomplish your hearts desires
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I live by Tupac’s words of, “If you can’t
find sum one to live for,you best find
sum one to die for.”
Stephanie Lieu, 20
Santa Ana, CA
What goes around comes around.
Kristina Marsyla, 24
Burnsville , MN.
They day you stop caring about what
people think of you is the day you
become immortal.
Vanessa K. Boreland 22
Minneapolis, MN.
Be the change you want to see in the
world. Follow your heart and your
passions. Life will be filled with struggle,
but stay true to who you are and what
you believe in and you will make it
through. You won’t be here forever, so
enjoy every moment you have on this
planet and surround yourself with the
people you love most.
Claire Kranto, 23
Cedar Rapids, IA.
Live life with compassion, and advocate
for those who suffer from the injustices
that exist in our society.
Lauren Garchow, 22
Grand Rapids, MI.
I believe life is about breaking clichés.
When someone tells you to jump, get up
take a damn swim.
Jamilah Moussa
Rochester, NY.
Just merely a cockroach in society.
Dominic Running, 23
Eagan, MN.
Just ride the wave.
Taylor M Samarjian, 20
Huntington Beach, CA.
Life’s a bitch and then you die.
Alexander Smith, 24
Gilbert, IA.
Life is a beautiful thing that is meant
to be lived with a happy heart. Take
chances, make mistakes and grow. Spend
no time hating people for being different
individuals and more time loving and
accepting all.

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OUND
BITES
Mackenzie Downs
Emotions are hard to gauge. As basic of a statement this
is, it’s true. Often emotions get tied up in things and
places where they have no right to exist. Remember that
first breakup? Maybe it was in middle school, or maybe
you were 30 when it happened. Regardless of the details,
there are some things about it you just don’t forget.
Things like the break-up song. A song with the power to
capture all the negativity surrounding a breakup into just
one hook; think “IDFWU.” In hindsight, it’s easy to
look back and think, “Why did I have to play this song
53 times in one night?!” But in that breakup moment,
and the never-ending days that followed, what was it
about that song, whatever it may have been, that carried
you through heartache?
This article is about that song saved just for the days you
feel like having a serious dance session during morning
traffic? It could be the sound of the song, or maybe the
catchy lyrics that really start the day off exactly how you
want it to.
Writing is an art, and song writing is possibly the most
relatable branch of art on the tree of words. Musicians
pour their souls into a song, capturing the exact pain,
joy and love they feel and have felt, blasting it out into
the universe, not knowing whether anyone will hear
it or not. The notes and words float into the ear of the
listener, emotionally charged, begging to be heard and
understood. Sometimes the song will strike gold, making
its way into just the right person’s brain, speaking
directly to the soul.
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The relationship between a song and a person goes two
ways. Sometimes a song can be picked out of the pool
of millions for a specific purpose. Pump up music for
the pregame or acoustic indie because the words are just
right. Other times, the opposite happens. Emotions can
be manipulated by the song that happened to play. A
song holds the power to instantly change the mood of a
crowded room.
Open up the browse page in Spotify and a seemingly
endless options of playlists sprout up. A playlist for a
pool party or songs heard in coffee shops or for songs
when you are feeling blue. All these songs are categorized
into playlists based on the mood invoked by the tune,
lyrics, and instrumentals. Of course, there are wellstudied
explanations between the various attributes of
THERE’S NO DENYING
THE POTENTIAL INFLUENCE
A SONG CAN HAVE
OVER SOMEONE
music and how they affect human emotions. A fast or
slow tempo, loudness, melody, all influence human
feelings. But even without a formal education in music
and psychology, the connection between listener and
song shines through all types of weather.
Whether a song inspires a new project or career change,
sends a message when the speaker may not have the
courage to speak it out loud. Saves a life; there’s no
denying the potential influence a song can have over
someone.The emotions that become connected to a song
can live there forever with no penalties or consequences.
With song, all emotions are right at home.
A song, in a moment of sadness or desperation, can feel
like a friend. A friend with empathy and understanding
that will never leave you.
A song can replenish a defeated soul with energy
and life, inspiring a new project, a career change, an
emotional epiphany.
A song can send a message that a person may not
have the courage to speak out loud. A song can build
relationships. Think of all the suitors who have ever held
a boombox under the window of their crush.
A song, on every Monday morning to come, has the
potential to put some pep in the step of the
working class.
A song can save a life. Let that sink in.
A song can save a life.
Often emotions get tied up in things and places where
they have no right to exist. But sometimes they get tied
up in all the right places. The emotions that become
connected to a song can live there forever with no
penalties or consequences. With song, all emotions are
right at home.
Find your safe haven in music. Spread it around. Build
relationships. Teach someone. Use it as therapy. Support
independent artists.
Never forget that you can always find a friend in music.
I don’t care what artist corner front
you say anymore
well I’ve been afraid of changing
this is my life
cause I’ve built my life around you
but time makes you bolder
go ahead with your own life
children get older
and leave me alone
and I’m getting older too
billy joel
fleetwood mac
all these places have their moments
with lovers and friends, I still can recall
some are dead and some are living
in my life, I’ve loved them all
the beatles
there’s beauty
in the struggle
ugliness in the success
j. cole
don’t let me show cruelty though
I may make mistakes
don’t let me show ugliness though
I know I can hate
and don’t let me show evil
though it may be all I take
show me love
show me love
show me love
hundred waters
there’s gotta be
more to life
than chasing down
every temporary high
to satisfy me
stacie orrico
i hope you learn to
make it on your own
and if you
love yourself
just know you’ll
never
be alone
big sean
as life gets longer,
awful feels softer
well it feels pretty soft to me
and if it takes shit to make bliss
then I feel pretty blissfully
modest mouse
all I want for you is to be happy
and take this moment
and make you my family
and finally you have found
something perfect
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FOR THE HUMANS
The concept of being present is a
strange one. How many times per
day are you simultaneously juggling
multiple tasks at once? When was
the last time you can remember just
doing one thing and focusing all of
your attention on it? Take a moment
to gain a sense of awareness in your
life. Where is your body? Is it in the
same place as your mind?
Most of us are distracted by
something almost always, whether
it is our multiple social media pages
or the huge pile of laundry sitting
at home. Our minds drift off, they
need to be constantly entertained
or distracted from reality, letting
boredom or anxiety take us away
from the moment. But what is wrong
with the present? The present is the
moment you are in right now, yet we
are always trying to save it for later,
or worse, for somebody else.
Watching the sunset after a long day,
THERE IS AN INVISIBLE
SENSE OF VALIDATION
THAT WE CRAVE
FROM OTHERS
you find yourself in this moment
and think “what a beautiful life I
have”. However, there is something
in us that wants to remove us from
that and snap a photo for all to see.
It is no longer your moment, for it
has passed, and all you have is a low
resolution photo. You post this photo
online and the “likes” start swirling
around you. “My friends like me,”
you think. However, you knew they
liked you before your social media
post, didn’t you? There is an invisible
sense of validation that we crave from
others. Our self-esteem fluctuates due
to this new drug called, “likes,” and
our constant need to serve others.
What happens when the attention
stops coming your way and your
self-worth plummets to an all time
low? You look in the mirror and feel
overweight, sad, ugly, lonely, and
worthless. The negativity comes at
you to the point where you can’t take
it anymore. What you do not know
OUR SELF ESTEEM
FLUCTUATES DUE TO THIS
NEW DRUG CALLED “LIKES”
is that you are not your thoughts.
Just because you think something
about yourself does not mean that it
is true. These thoughts are what keep
us from reaching our full potential.
Is it then you decide that change
must happen in your life? You think
to yourself, “I want to grow! I want
to learn! I want to be me again.”
Your spirit is strong and willing,
but your flesh is weak. It is easy to
say you will be better, but to do is a
commitment to yourself that takes
time and discipline. Change seems
so fun, it’s a new beginning. What
you do not realize is true growth is
not always an easy route. You wake
up the next morning thinking you
are a new person. You see a homeless
person on the street and give them
a dollar; you’re a new person now
so you strike up a conversation with
them. They tell you about their
hardships and your true self feels for
this person, so you buy them a meal.
At the end of the encounter, you ask
to take a photo with them and post
it on social media with a sweet little
caption about what happened. The
moment is no longer yours. People
begin to like and comment like crazy,
“you are so nice” “so giving,” “so
understanding.” Your self validation
returns and you think, “I don’t know
what I was tripping about,” and the
cycle goes on.
Now is the time to commit and show
up for yourself every day. Open up
to your inner self that does what they
want regardless of the approval of
their friends or family. This is where
you will find purpose and presence.
Believe in yourself, ruthlessly and
fearlessly, and your validation will
be clear.
KRISTINA MARSYLA
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RTIST’S
ORNER
AARON DEL ROSARIO
HOMETOWN LAKEWOOD, CA.
AGE 27
INDIGO What is your biggest goal in terms of your
art right now? Do you have a message that you want to
send with it? Do you just want people to see it?
AARON I’m curating these art shows. I have done my
third one, and I want to continue to curate art shows.
Finding young and older talent that wouldn’t necessarily
go out and show their stuff. But I meet them through
friendship, not necessarily through art. And I find out
like, “Oh, you do art too, that’s cool,” regardless if I
liked their stuff or I didn’t. I would find that message
that they’re kind of trying to give out; so I would create
their shows. My long term goal is to make more shows,
and then eventually bridge out, I want to go to Austin,
Texas, New York, and then slowly bring it to LA we are
Orange County based right now.
INDIGO Would you say that you are trying to create a
solid group of young artists you can collaborate with?
THE APPAREL FIELD
AFFECTS MY PERSONAL
TASTE - I’M HEAVILY
INFLUENCED BY STUFF
THAT SELLS
AARON Definitely, I mean, I feel like every single
person can bring something specifically talented to a
certain group that can make it a super group. Versus you,
that is really strong in one area, but can’t really make it
all the way to the top on your own.
INDIGO Do you think that working in the apparel
field kind of helps you in your personal work, because
you kind of know how a market works and what people
will respond to?
AARON I think it does because I know what the
market wants and kind of understanding what the
consumer wants. But at the same time, it kind of, it
affects my personal taste and my personal creativity
cause I’m heavily influenced by stuff that sells or stuff
that people like. Vice that I didn’t have a job in the field
and I would just create stuff for what I liked. But I think
it does help. That way people understand what I think.
I’m not 100 percent creative like I used to be, in my own
personal way.
NIKI NEWMAN
HOMETOWN GALT, CA.
AGE 24
INDIGO How did you start your career and what
made you want to go into your field?
NIKI Well, I think it was when I wanted to be a model.
That’s what’s my main thing, and why I came down to
LA to pursue school in fashion and model on the side.
When I began modeling, it put me in perspective the
industry, what’s going on from the inside. I started realizing
holes in the how the industry is viewing beauty. So
it made me want to pursue, let’s say a career in fashion to
change the industry. The industry standards just weren’t
there for me because their expectations are unrealistic.
INDIGO What inspired you to begin Miss Kerve?
NIKI I started looking back at my work as a model and
clothes just weren’t fitting me right at all. They would be
pinning me and padding me to make things fit. Because
I just wasn’t either a sample size or normal size or plus
size. They would pad like your chest and your back.
They would just make you more curvy, basically, if I
weren’t curvy enough or plus size enough. So, I wasn’t
straight size. I wasn’t skinny enough to be in straight
size, and I wasn’t big enough to be in plus size. So, I was
right in between. And, there wasn’t clothing there, there
was a gap in the market. Clothing just wasn’t easy for me
to access at all.
INDIGO Do you know what percent of women are
in-betweenies? Like fall between that.
NIKI There’s 75 percent of women that are size 12
through 14. So, we capitalized on this woman and created
a new of sample size instead of the industry sample
EVERYBODY IS BEAUTIFUL
size. And give her two options up and down in the size
range and kind of is where we got sizes 8 through 16.
INDIGO What is your biggest goal with Miss Kerve?
NIKI I think it would just be to to set a new industry
standard that beauty is everybody. Everybody has a body
and everybody is beautiful. If we can get that message
across that they are beautiful with or without it, then
it’s a win for us. If only your eyes saw souls instead of
bodies, how different our ideals of beauty would be.
FEATURED ARTIST
BRIAN PETERSON
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AGE 29
HOMETOWN MIAMI, FL.
INDIGO Could you talk a little bit about how “Faces
of Santa Ana” itself got started and how you decided to
start working with that project?
BRIAN It’s funny I was sitting, I think, right here. I
was sitting on the couch reading a book called, “Love
Does,” and the book is about just showing unconditional
love to your neighbors. And there would always be this
guy at the base of the building, screaming to the top of
his lungs, just as loud as he can. And me and Vanessa
[WIFE] would always say, “there’s the screaming guy
again.” But in the midst of reading this book and talking
about loving your neighbor I started to realize, “whoa,
that’s my neighbor, and I don’t even know his name.”
So, one day after work, I just made a commitment just
to look for him and find him and I found him one day
and sat down next to him on the sidewalk. And then
just started out just asking his name and where he’s
from, and, that turned into like there was just this just
draw on my heart to just ask him to paint his portrait.
I hadn’t been actively painting. It was just something,
like his story, his face, was so powerful. He carried his
story on his face. I just asked to paint him, and he said,
“yes.” I never knew it would turn into this. I just wanted
to paint his portrait to like put it in my house. But then
someone wanted to buy it. So, I was like, “Okay, maybe
I can use my talents to um give back to the community.”
It’s funny because it started, like, I look back now, and it
started with the annoyance of someone screaming, day
in and day out, but that annoyance turned into like an
opportunity and a call on my life to get out there and
do something.
INDIGO Do you want to talk about what you do for
the people that you paint, and kind of the charitable
side of it?
BRIAN Yes, the charitable side to Faces of Santa Ana.
WHEN I SEE WHO
THEY ARE IN
CONVERSATION,
I START IMAGINING
COLORS
But before that, I think there is a relational side, there’s a
friendship side. I try to do my best. It’s really hard to stay
friends with everybody and consistently meet with them
day in and day out. But I strive to, I want to. And, so,
that’s the first side of it. And then the other side of it is
after I paint their portraits, I sell the portraits for $1500
and $1000 of that goes into what I call a “love account.”
And then we are able to use that money to help them
out. So, we’ve been able to do really cool things.
INDIGO Is there a trust and perspective kind of
barrier when first interacting with a lot of the people
that you first meet?
BRIAN Yeah, what I’ve found through experience is
that people experiencing homelessness have very little
trust for anyone anymore. They’re sleeping out here, and
their stuff gets stolen multiple times a week. So, you
know, they’ve had a lot of organizations try to help, but
nothing has come through. So, they’ve just given up.
They’ve given up on people. And so when I meet them, I
have to somehow convince them that, “no, no, I’m really
going to paint your portrait.” *laughing* And it’s so
cool because,I don’t think trust is built until the portrait
is revealed, and they’re like, “wow, he actually did it.”
Yeah, that moment when they’re like, “whoa, he actually
painted it,”. And then when it sells and, “he actually has
a thousand dollars to help me” you know, so, there is a
level of art being the barrier that breaks down the walls.
In a lot of ways, these paintings are an embodiment of
trust because I’ve followed through on what I’d say I
would do.
INDIGO How do you balance Faces of Santa Ana and
your day job?
BRIAN ’m still figuring that out. It’s, it’s crazy because,
I always have to remind myself, these are relationships,
right? And just like a marriage or a relationship
between your mother or father, there are times when
the relationships need more work and there are times
when they just kind of flow better, right? So, there
HOWEVER YOU LOVE,
SHOW THAT TO
EVERYONE YOU
COME ACROSS
will be times when I’m at work and someone that I’ve
painted either needs help or needs emotional support.
Sometimes I just walk away from my desk, go outside
for a minute and give them call, you know? It’s never
the same. Some days it’s really easy, some days it, like,
bombards you all at once. But I think that’s just life.
That’s part of it, you know? So, I’ve just been working
on shifting my perspective, and understanding that that’s
how it’s gonna be.
INDIGO Do you have a specific instance in Faces of
Santa Ana that you believe directly affects the way you
paint the portraits?
BRIAN I think it’s when I find out who they are at
first. I have to add that “at first,” because usually once
I start talking to them, you can kind of see how the
intended person.. Like are some are very alive and loud,
sometimes the women will be different, and it’s just
like, when I start to see who they are in conversation, I
already start, like, imagining colors. Like, there’s a guy
I meet in the park in the morning, and I can’t wait to
paint him because I already know what colors I want to
do. So, I think it’s when I get to know them, annd what’s
cool is that, as the relationships grow and foster, just like
anything, you get to know them more. And sometimes
I’ll look back at the painting, and I’ll say, “yeah, that is
them.” You know, like, that’s how they actually are, now
that I’ve known them for six months, you know?” Yeah,
so, I think it starts when I start knowing who they are.
INDIGO Do you think art in your life directly affects
different issues in the world?
BRIAN I look at my art as an expression of love. And
I say that because, you know, if you go to my father’s
house in Miami, he has a lot of my art on the wall, art
from high school and college because I love my father,
and so, I give my art as an expression of my love, right?
So, when I’m out here meeting people on the streets, I
just try to find a way to love them. Just like I’d give a
painting to my dad, I say “hey, like the way I love people
is with my art. So, I want to paint you.” So, I just hope
that my art spreads love. And what I’ve found is that it
spreads love to the person when the painting is finished.
It also spreads love to the buyer, whoever purchases
the piece cause they seeing like, “I’ve never looked at
the homeless this way, you know? I’ve always had my
preconceived ideas of who they are, but somehow they
are so colorful, and I can kind of see them that way now,
you know.” And, so, yeah. I think, I think for me, art is
love. That’s, I mean, that’s, at the very basic root in my
life, that’s how I see my art.
INDIGO This is going to be printed for whomever to
see. Is there anything you want to tell whomever is going
to read The Indigo Kids?
BRIAN Yes. I would say that we are all born with the
capacity to show love. You know, I think that is innate
in all of us. We are born with that inside of us, right?
And, um, mine happens to be painting, some others may
be cooking, some others may be clothing/fashion, you
know, we are all capable of showing love. So, I would
just encourage everybody to spread that love. I think
that’s why we are here. You know, I heard once that, uh,
we look at our bodies, and things are meant to come out
of our bodies. Words, sweat, tears. We are supposed to
expel things out of us. And one of those is love. That’s
the first one, right? So, however you love, show that to
everyone you come across. That’s what I’d say.
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PAINTED BY BRAIN PETERSON

DIVIDED STATES
OF AMERICA
THE
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Mia Choy & Aryana Gathings
Can you hear that?
The distant, faint buzz in the air. Always there, pestering
you in class, at work, at the supermarket. Following you
everywhere. Driving you mad, urging you to stop in the
middle of a busy street, get out of the car and scream,
“SILENCE!” Want to know what that buzz is? It’s the
sound of a woman wailing because her child was gunned
down by a police officer on their way home from school
today. A fire crackling in the distance due to gang related
activity. A rope snapping tightly as another transgender
person commits suicide because they are alone, rejected
by the people that at one point loved and accepted them.
It’s the laughter in a schoolyard as the children taunt a
muslim student for wearing a hijab. That buzz in the
background of your life, your beautiful, loving, coddled
and privileged life, is hate.
We are going to break this down a few notches so that
we can get to the bottom of hatred. To so deeply loathe
someone doesn’t equate hate. Just like there are different
ways to love somebody, there are different ways to
hate as well. Rejection is the elephant in the room I’m
referring to. Often there is an ambient “us against them”
mentality. With so much change stemming across the
nation it’s easier than ever to feel uneasy and unprepared.
Who knows what lies ahead?
The future remains undetermined, but why not try and
create an embracing and bright environment to help
invoke change rather than turning a cold shoulder and
narrowing our compassion? In this day and age, we are
striving to move closer and closer to equality and freedom
in all aspects of life. We’re trying to live and create a
nation without gender biases, sexual stereotyping, racial
inequality and prejudices, and severe economic class
differences instead of creating a stampede in a negative
way. As long as these unjust emotions of fear of what we
do not understand and transparent threat to change are
alive, for example money means more than humility, and
biology and personal interests are judged and ridiculed,
there will be no change. If the fear of change, of equality,
of respect, of love, feeds the horrendous divide between
us, we will never be satisfied. Simply put, one does not
DON’T STAND SILENT TO INJUSTICES; WITNESSING
A CRIME AND REMAINING A BYSTANDER IS JUST AS
HARMFUL AS COMMITTING THE CRIME ITSELF.
have to emit hate to be hateful, standing in silence in
a time of injustice reflects as much negativity. Turn the
other cheek, it’s not your business anyway, right? Hate is
a word that is closely associated with evil. The truth of
the matter is, the more hate is a breeding ground for evil
and the more it spreads, the more places evil can find a
place to call home.
for someone else to put it out? It is hard to determine
which evil is more predominant in our society but
having both evils at play is definite. The issue is not our
differences that make us unique. The lack of support and
love we have for one another will lead to our demise.
This day in age, it seems there is much more hate than
love. Is it a failure to change perspective? A fear or threat
to your own outlook? Maybe it’s due to an innocent ignorance?
Whatever the case may be, we need to change,
open our minds, broaden our perspectives, and communicate
with peers, acquaintances, and strangers alike.
Be mindful of those around you, try to show respect
for every being, regardless of their cultural values. What
we emit into the world is returned back. Don’t stand
silent to injustices; witnessing a crime and remaining
a bystander is just as harmful as committing the crime
itself. Every voice matters. Every mind is powerful. You
have the ability to harness and release as much positivity
as you can evil. Don’t stand down to something as
fundamental as equality. Equality not just for all races,
religions, genders, or even social classes. Equality for
every mind and soul-inhabiting body. Equality for those
who never thought they could shine as bright as their
hearts imagined.
Are you an evil? If so, which one? An inflictor, spreading
negativity into the world like wildfire? Or a spectator of
evil? watching the world burn while the arsonists run
free, while you watch the flames grow and silently wait
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Peace, LOVE
Hollywood Boulevard
ELSA AKA @AMAZZONKAANE
AGE 22 / REDDING, CT.
JOHN BUCKNER
AGE 51 / LOS ANGELES, CA.
INDIGO What kind of brought you in this work?
ELSA A really bad breakup, I started doing Elsa a year
ago just when I was living in Boston. Just a way to cope
from a bad breakup. I love the design, it was still popular
after two years. This movie, the song, and I wanted to
be Elsa for somebody. I wanted to bring someone a lot
of joy. I had my Elsa costume with me, I needed a tailor,
found one on Hollywood Boulevard, and then I saw
all these characters walking around. So, I asked if you
needed a permit, I was told you didn’t, so I thought I’d
give it a try. The rest is history.
INDIGO Do you do this full time?
ELSA I do, this is my full time job as of right now.
I also do parties, I do extra work. I love what I do, it
offers me a lot of control. As opposed to something like
the Disney parks where you really have to follow their
interpretation of the character, their costume design.
And I find you get a lot of control out here. It’s a great
creative outlet.
INDIGO Is there anything that you want to tell
the world about your life philosophy? About being a
character? About being an artist?
ELSA I would say do it for the right reasons. Do it
because you love it. A lot of people see Hollywood as
a way to get out of a bad life, or a way to make a lot of
money, or a way to get status. But I find that the people
who do make it quote-unquote are the people who do it
because they really want to be here. Who are persistent,
because it takes on average ten years, the statistic I’ve
heard from teachers, classmates, people in the industry,
to that to really be successful.
FREDDY KRUEGER
ITALY
INDIGO And how long have you been out here,
Freddy Kruger?
FREDDY About four years
INDIGO Do you do this full-time?
FREDDY Full time, if I can, yes. As much as I can.
INDIGO Why have you chosen this occupation?
FREDDY I like it. It makes me feel good.
INDIGO When you’re out here do you get a lot of
traffic? Do people really respond well to the Freddy
Krueger character?
FREDDY Sometimes. it’s a very good character. It
depends how you do it. It depends very much how I do
it. If I’m happy, I get good pictures. If I’m not happy, I
kind of push people away.
INDIGO Do you have any long term goals with
this? How far do you want to take this Freddy Kruger
character?
FREDDY I want to make it as perfect as I can. And
I want to feel as happy as I can. This is a way for me to
feel as I always wanted to feel. When I take my mask off
I lose- unfortunately, I lose 80 percent of my happiness.
Yeah, I go back to uh, pay the rent, this and that.
Trouble with this, trouble with that. But when I do this,
everything disappears. This is my happy place. So, if I
can- my goal is to be happy, as I am happy when
I do Freddy.
INDIGO So, this is your escape from real life? This
INDIGO I just wanted to know, how did you get
started with your balloon art?
JOHN 25 years ago I was a pastry chef and a chef and
I had to walk away from it. I started doing balloons and
25 years later I was named the #1 balloon guy in LA and
doing balloons ever since
INDIGO You said that you do this all over the place-
what’s the most, like, famous thing that you’ve probably
done? Or do you have any, like, significant achievements
in balloons?
JOHN I’m known for my imagination, but I did do a
six-foot princess in Hollywood here, a few years ago. It
was life-size and stood almost six feet tall. Took me four
hours to do it, but I did do it!
INDIGO Do you have any goals that you feel like you
haven’t accomplished yet in balloons?
JOHN No, just bring out a new movie and I’ll make
them! So, I have an imagination- there is nothing I can
not make! I’ve been doing this for almost 25 years. So,
there’s really nothing I haven’t accomplished with these
balloons. It’s just, like I said, a new movie’s coming out-
making the balloons for those movies, and like I said,
bring it on. I’ll make it!
STEPHEN JONES
HOLLYWOOD BOULEVART.
INDIGO Alright Stephen, and what’re you doing out
here today?
STEPHEN I’m selling art, spreading awareness,
opening people’s eyes to the political times that we have
right now. Well, I was originally selling my artwork
somewhere politically conscious themed and I had
people wanting to take pictures with certain pieces of
mine. And I uh started to sell the pictures and also
display them as a sort of impromptu gallery, on the
boulevard.
INDIGO How long have you been doing this for?
STEPHEN I’ve only been doing this about a week. I
normally play music here on the boulevard, I’m also a
drummer.
INDIGO What kinds of messages are you trying to
display with this artwork? What are you trying to tell
people?
STEPHEN I’m not trying to instill any type of
hostility or any type of extremism in thoughts and
beliefs. Just basically I like seeing people’s reactions,
making people laugh, making people smile. Some people
get angered, which is also extracting an emotion from
them, which is I think a principal value of art.
INDIGO Is there anything else that you want to say
about art? About social issues? That you wanna like
explain to the world?
STEPHEN I think art is extremely powerful in this
day and we’re a very reactive society. We are a very
fast society. We make impressions upon images and
is what-
FREDDY Uh- this is how I want to feel everyday. I
statements- sometimes a little bit too much. We can
want to be happy, I wanna do jokes, I wanna have fun.
be a little too vulnerable, but it’s important that our
I wanna, you know? It’s like being high, but without
first amendment rights are always exercised and more
any drugs. I do it for myself, okay? When I do it good,
is gained when people speak, and speak their mind.
people come around me. That’s what I’m looking for,
Whether it be believed or not- It’s a very important
energy attracts people
aspect and function of society. And I’m happy to be a
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ZORRO
AGE 28 / SPAIN.
INDIGO What brought you out to Hollywood
Boulevard to do this?
ZORRO Actually I work in the film industry. You
know, I do music and production. So, I thought that
I want to do something like entertaining, you know?
Something like part-time? So, I was here one day, I was
walking around. I said well that looks like fun, you
know? Which I thought, which kind of character can I
play? I thought, well I am Hispanic, Zorro. I’m gonna
play Zorro in LA.
INDIGO Is there anything you want to tell the world
about art? About the world in general? Anything about
your life philosophy that you feel like you should share?
ZORRO Here, you come to LA, you work your ass off,
you know? You will make it happen. Maybe it will take
three years, maybe it will take ten, but you will make
it happen. You know? How to do it, you stay focused,
positive, you know? But also, I wanna say, for the people
that come here, to Hollywood Boulevard, that there is
a few fact that we are good entertainers, we play our
characters, we love them, we love to play them. You
know? So, you can come here to have fun and enjoy us
as you want.
BRIAN KAHRS - CHEWBACCA
AGE 53 / BROOKLYN, NY.
INDIGO Why did you choose to be Chewbacca?
BRIAN Chewbacca was a character that was recommended
to me by some other characters out here, they
said he would do well because people really love him.
INDIGO Are you a big Star Wars fan?
BRIAN No, actually I’m not and I am ashamed of it
too because the kids ask me questions and I will tell you
the honest truth I only saw the first Star Wars movie.
When the kids ask me questions and I don’t know the
answers I just growl
INDIGO Have you figured out your next step out
here?
BRIAN I actually ran away from home three months
ago.I decided it was a way to make good cash while I
figure out what I want to do while I am in California
and I did. I am going to go into building movie and
television sets for a company pretty soon. Chewbacca has
been great at helping me pay my bills for three months
though.
INDIGO Is there anything you want to tell the world
about your story?
BRIAN I was a homebuilder right before the collapse
of the economy and after that I lost everything I owned
and I decided I just needed to live my life. All I have
ever done is work, work, work and I decided to forget
about the money. I ended up traveling all over the world,
starred in some independent films, I wrestled with Hulk
Hogan. I just can’t believe what happened to my life
once I really decided to live and enjoy life. I wouldn’t
have traded it for anything. My friends from my hometown,
they stayed and worked, paid off their houses, and
I just didn’t want that life for myself. You can’t do what
everyone else is doing just because you think it is what
you are supposed to do.

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THE GOOD KIND OF
BLACK
Vanessa Boreland
“You must be mixed, you’re too pretty to be JUST
black,” some drunk white boy screamed at me over the
shitty music at the crowded bar.
I was at a loss for words. Not only are you implying my
black isn’t beautiful, but that my black is only acceptable
because it’s offset by something more, “appealing.” This
drunk idiot was trying
to compliment me and he had done anything but. As a
biracial woman I am faced with the fact that I’m valued
more because I’m not viewed as, “just black.”
Nowadays we’re living in a climate of complicated racial
relations that we haven’t seen since the 50s and 60s.
Every day you log onto Facebook, Twitter or Instagram
and see another police shooting,
another protest or some other racially
charged incident. Some would say we
are living in a whole new era of civil
rights movements, and I completely
agree. Yet, I walk the line between
parties, white and black.
Between Black Lives Matter and All
Lives Matter; let me tell you it gets
harder all the time. Everyone wants
you to pick a side but you can’t
because every day you wake up and
live in a parallel.
Being mixed has never been easy for
me. Growing up I struggled with
my racial identity. I was never black
enough for the black kids, but I was
too black for the white kids. I denied
my blackness for so long, because I desperately wanted
to fit in with the “cool” kids, and big surprise, majority
of the cool kids were white. Don’t get me wrong, there
were a handful of token black kids that we’re part of that
crew, but almost all of them were biracial.
“ghetto” enough to be entertaining, but not to the point
of being, “ratchet.” The, “good” kind of black doesn’t
take pride in its own blackness, but fits into the mold of
what society has constructed.
Here’s a perfect example of this concept; let us not
forget Feb. 6 2016. A day that will live infamy. The day
Beyonce dropped “Formation.” From SNL to Twitter,
the, “white people
just found out Beyonce is black” jokes ran
rampant and were honestly hilarious. Then
came the Super Bowl, and the shit really hit
the fan. Beyoncé’s Black Panther tribute was
no longer a laughing matter. People (white people)
were actually pissed. For the first time beautiful, light
skinned, blonde haired, Beyoncé was proudly and
unapologetically displaying
her blackness. How could this be? How could this icon
not fit into the mold that was
constructed for her?
by the #TeamLightSkin vs. #TeamDarkSkin hashtags,
the latter being the “losing” team. Even within the black
community, it’s still better to be light.
I need to mention the role black men play into this
concept. Every day I’m scrolling through my timeline
and I see an alarming amount of slander against black
women coming from black men. Black men praise
the light skin, the Latino, the, “foreign” and the
white woman while calling the dark skinned female,
“cockroaches,” “ratchet,” “bad attitude” and “angry.” I
wonder why they’re angry? Maybe because since the day
they’ve been born they’ve been pitted against the, “good”
kind of black woman? I’d also like to casually remind the
black men saying these things that
most of them were birthed and raised
from the type of black woman they
find so disgusting…
So what can we do? How do we
move away from this, “good”
black person and just celebrate our
blackness? For me, it happened when
I stopped caring about what other
people think of me. I stopped caring
where people wanted to put me on
this, “blackness spectrum.” All of a
sudden I just started to love myself,
and I refuse to let anyone take that
self-love away from me.
So for all my light skinned, dark
skinned and any shade skinned in
between black people, don’t be afraid
to love yourself. Be as black as you want. Be as white as
you want. Be whatever the fuck you want. We are ALL
the “good” kind of black.
Which brings me to this unfortunate but glaringly
obvious occurrence in our society…it’s okay to be black,
but only if you’re the, “good” kind of black. The, “good”
kind of black has a light complexion; a 2a to 3b curl
pattern and light eyes. The, “good” kind of black is just,
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not here to attack white people.
The concept of the “good” kind of black isn’t only
something that happens between black people and white
people. The “good” kind of black is valued among black
people as well. A few years back Twitter was taken over
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This is a Public Service Announcement,
brought to you by The Indigo Kids.
What have you missed while staring at your phone? Don’t let technology
turn you into a zombie. Don’t seek validation through a machine. Your worth
is not determined by your social media, “likes.”
Self worth is determined by what you bring to the table as a member of
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through selfie after selfie that scream “like me, remember me, notice me,”
Be a voice. More importantly, be a mind.
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