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Kryssie Smith 2/9/26 Kryssie Smith 2/9/26

#FINNish— What Every New Albany Neighbor Needs to Hear

A community wake-up call on school district transparency and what actually matters.

Kryssie Smith 10/16/25 Kryssie Smith 10/16/25

Black Girls’ Voices: What We’ve Overlooked Too Long

What classroom experiences reveal about belonging, bias, and identity. A call to actually listen to Black girls’ lived realities.

Kryssie Smith 8/17/25 Kryssie Smith 8/17/25

A raw look at why numbness feels easier than change and ignoring broken systems wears us down. What does waking up feel like?

Kryssie Smith 7/31/25 Kryssie Smith 7/31/25

Exploring the roots of indifference and calling it out.

Kryssie Smith 7/23/25 Kryssie Smith 7/23/25

What being inside a cult taught me about autonomy, persuasion, and self.

Kryssie Smith 4/6/25 Kryssie Smith 4/6/25

What happens when you stop numbing and start feeling? This is my experience…

Kryssie Smith 3/9/25 Kryssie Smith 3/9/25

Laws mirror values that we don’t always talk about. I’m ready to talk about it…

Kryssie Smith 1/8/25 Kryssie Smith 1/8/25

What stayed, what left, and what I learned in the middle.

Kryssie Smith 1/7/25 Kryssie Smith 1/7/25

Sometimes the loudest voices are inside your own head. This is my experience with finding and reclaiming my voice.

Kryssie Smith 1/5/25 Kryssie Smith 1/5/25

Speaking truth when no one asked but someone needed to hear it.