AUGUST 2019 InSTYLE 55APT: Kheris, I’m inspired by you and your clothing line—it’s supercool!
KR: I’m inspired by you and your book too.
APT: What was it like to start your line?
KR: I didn’t know what everyone’s reaction would be. But I decided to go for it. It
doesn’t matter what other people think. Some people tell me that I can’t do things
because I’m a little girl, but you can set your mind to do anything at any age.
APT: I totally agree. Sometimes people look down to me—not because of the height
difference but because I’m young. They’re like, “Oh, she’s so cute.” But I’m not
trying to be cute; I’m trying to make a movement. It’s frustrating.
KR: A lot of people underestimate women just for who they are. But every day I get
hundreds of messages from girls who say that I helped them build their confidence.Tapper, the 12-year-old author of Raise Your Hand, aimed at getting girls to speak up in class,
and Rogers, the 13-year-old founder of anti-bullying fashion line Flexin’ in My Complexion,
have quickly established themselves as two of the strongest—and most impressive—voices
of their generation. Now they’re encouraging other girls to dream big.39 - 40 Alice Paul Tapper & Kheris Rogersthe food looks and tastes like.
That’s not more important than
how you treat your customers,
staff, community, and the
planet.” Fourteen restaurants
and 30 years later, she says
she’s just getting started.
36 DENISE SCOTT BROWN
The accomplished professor
and globally influential planner
and architect was consistently
snubbed for accolades, including
the 1991 Pritzker Architecture
Prize awarded to her architect
husband, Robert Venturi.
Despite an online petition that
had more than 20,000
signatures, officials refused to
add her name to the prize. Now
in her 80s, she is finally getting
her due after being recognizedofficially for her work with the
2018 Soane Medal, awarded to
architects who have made
major contributions.37 NAI PALM After announc-
ing her breast-cancer diagnosis
in October, the two-time
Grammy-nominated Hiatus
Kaiyote frontwoman and former
fire performer hasn’t skipped abeat. She’s finished several
solo-tour appearances and has
continued to update fans on
social media post-mastectomy
“to comfort people who feel
alone in their battles and to not
feel so alone in my own.” Nai
Palm, whose music has been
sampled by Kendrick Lamar and
Drake, is currently planning
her next album with the band.
“There is power in deeply
experiencing gratitude for the
privilege of life,” she says. “My
strength comes from the wound.
There is a crack in everything;
that’s how the light gets in.”38 ARIEL ECKBLAD “From a
young age I was acutely aware
that some people were living in
conditions of immense privilege
and others were not,” says
the legislative director for Rep.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Eckblad’s mom lived through
the Nigerian civil war, and her
stories inspired Eckblad to
effect change by pursuing a
career in foreign policy. Yet the
2016 U.S. presidential election
motivated her to focus on
inequity at home. “I felt like
[AOC] was a force for justice,
and I wanted to figure out how
I could help.” Eckblad admits
it’s easy to feel despondent in
today’s political climate but
says, “There’s a power in being
hopeful about the state of
humanity and the possibility
of progress.”