Happy Sunday! I hope this past week was filled with joy for you. As we roll into another week, I’m bringing you a new Poetry Pick. Many of you may not know but I am currently a student at a PWI (predominantly white institution) and there are so many moments I question the thinking and […]
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Hello good people! It’s Sunday and you know on Sundays I bring you my favorite Poetry Picks. Today’s poem is by Janae Johnson. If I were ever at a loss for words on how Black women are treated, this poem would be the perfect explanation. Press play…
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Happy Monday! Today I am bringing you a motivational video featuring Denzel Washington. One thing he said that I will take with me through this week is: “Every failed experiment is one step closer to success.” This week, remember that failure is inevitable but if you keep trying, eventually you’ll breakthrough. Also, the ghost analogy he […]
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I know it’s late… However, I still wanted to post a Sunday Poetry Pick. Today, I wanted the poem to be a bit of a throwback so this pick is from Def Jam Poetry. The poet is Daniel Beaty and the poem is titled, “Knock Knock”. Press play…
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When I was in undergrad at Florida A&M University, I was a regular at the library. One day, two of my guy friends joined me in a study room and as we usually tended to do, we joked and laughed about the normal college things. Well about 5 minutes into the conversation, one of them […]
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Happy Sunday! One of my favorite things here on the blog is Poetry Pick Sunday’s. On these days I feature poets and their poems that I’ve grown to enjoy. Rudy Francisco has been featured here 2 other times and you can find those poems here: Poetry Picks: “Your God” & Poetry Picks: If I was a Love Poet […]
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It’s currently 5:09 a.m. and I’m in the airport. I came to Miami Wednesday evening to see J. Cole in concert and now I am preparing to leave and return to my regular routine back home. It’s always nice to get away for a few days even if you don’t do much during that time. […]
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We haven’t had a good poetry pick on Sunday in a while, right? Well you’ll be happy to know that today we return with a poem by Alyesha Wise titled, To This Black Woman Body (part 1). Press play and Enjoy…
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Hey y’all! Today I’m back with a little motivation for you and this time it’s coming from one of the original Kings of Comedy, Bernie Mac. The late comedian was known for making us laugh until we cry but I think his words of wisdom sometimes go unnoticed. I found an interview from the Oprah […]
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What’s up y’all? I hope you’re doing well and drinking an adequate amount of water. Remember in the last book review I was telling you how I’d been slacking on my reading list for the year? Well, the good news is I’m almost on a roll now because I just finished a new book. This […]
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