“Love for me has always been about that feeling of belonging. I really thrive on love — love for myself, and for my community.” —williegreene_ (Willie Greene)
When he was just 14 years old, Willie’s creative drive and ambitious dreams inspired him to launch wetheurban (We The Urban), an online community that initially started as a blog of everything he deemed cool and quickly developed into a global phenomenon of self-expression. ⚡️
“I realized at a really early age that the internet can be used as a tool to fuel creativity. Social media became my window and stage, a vast world where I could build my voice and find my community,” says Willie. “Yet in this digital age, where my words echo across screens to millions, I wrestle with the strangest paradox: the feeling of having my voice be a beacon to the modern world, yet feeling profound loneliness at times.”
After over a decade of curating and uplifting others’ work, Willie is learning to embrace that feeling of loneliness a...
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