One of the things I'm learning is that crisis passes, and for anyone suffering I think it's important to know that.

I believe you really do need to be 360 in this industry. And being just a Vine creator was not my goal.

YouTube does a better job of monetizing for the creators. Like, that is the home for me as a creator where, not only can my content be seen, consumed, digested, but also they pay.

All the Vine creators, we knew our home, the place we started on was slowly reaching a plateau.

There are some family traditions I don't want my children to carry on.

As I got older, my pops tried to keep me involved with the culture by telling me the stories of the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea, how he came to America, and about our family back home, because all that side of my family - my aunties, grandparents - is in Africa.

For some students, school is the only place where they get a hot meal and a warm hug. Teachers are sometimes the only ones who tell our children they can go from an Indian reservation to the Ivy League, from the home of a struggling single mom to the White House.

I grew up in a military family, and my dad was gone for long periods of time. Families make it work because you know you care for each other.