Poet, performer, and aspiring journalist.

Sydney Goitia-Doran is currently a freshman journalism major at Howard University in Washington D.C.. She was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, where she developed passions for writing, the performing arts, and social and environmental justice. 

“I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.”

Audre Lorde