# @penncareylaw on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/COGVSHmpj4Y
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/16553720-penncareylaw-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-04-25T18:26:24.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (@penncareylaw) — https://gondola.cc/penncareylaw

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Each member of our community holds multiple intersecting identities that make us unique in experience and perspective, and that have major impact on the way we navigate the world around us. For the next several days, we'll be featuring members of our community and sharing their stories. 

Alisha Rodriguez JD '15: "I live and thrive at the intersection of my identities – I am Black. I am Puerto Rican. I am woman. I am Caribbean. I am the only daughter of an only daughter. I am an advocate. I am rooted in my cultural and ethnic identities as I navigate everyday life and work. I still wrestle with the idea of bringing my whole self to work and what that exactly entails. It can be a struggle to be vulnerable and authentic in professional spaces. I am proud of my heritage and the way it has shaped my personal life and professional career. My identity as a Black Latina woman impacts the work I do. It informs how I approach service and particularly how I advocate for communities of color." 

Chayla Sherrod L'23: "As a first-generation, Black woman, the most salient part of my identity is my race. When I enter a classroom, the first thing that comes to mind is, "how many people look like me?" This question has stuck with me throughout my teen and young adult years. Although there is a disparity in representation of Black law students, I'm reminded of my history—particularly the Little Rock Nine—who were courageous and relentless in their push for equity and access to education." 

Loran Grishow-Schade ML'21: "As a white, non-binary, queer, neurodivergent, non-Native, and disabled person, I’m acutely aware of what these identities mean to me and what they can mean to others. Depending on the context of where I am on campus, different parts of me are routinely asked/forced/invited to shrink, expand, or maintain equilibrium. Sometimes I shrink for safety. Other times I expand for advocacy. Then there are times I maintain balance in spaces of familiarity. Nevertheless, they are always present and in constant dialogue." 

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