I remember it like it was yesterday. I was running late with my graduation cap in one and my gown in the other. Jasmine, my roommate, did everything but push me out of the apartment to make it on time for the graduation line up. I’d heard so many things in the months, days, and […]
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Last week’s pick was a piece by Shihan on Def Poetry Jam. (click here to watch) Def Poetry Jam was so inspirational for the culture and is definitely an underrated gem of the early 2000’s. This week’s pick is a reading by one of the most graceful black women alive, Phylicia Rashad. She read from her […]
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I think my love for poetry developed around 3rd grade. I was intrigued by the way people could say things in a way that was a cross between music and essay… like words were dancing from the poets lips. Recently, I’ve rediscovered that love for poetry so I will be posting ‘Poetry Picks’ every Saturday. […]
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When I was a kid I didn’t see race.. let alone, color. Granted, that could have been due to attending an all black school from Kindergarten to 12th grade. At my Pre-K graduation I played Cinderella’s fairy Godmother (a.k.a Whitney Houston) in our stage play. I clearly remember walking onto the stage with my plastic wand […]
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It can be exceptionally hard to find movies where the female role isn’t plagued by some extreme identity crisis particularly centered around the meager “need” of a male companion, daddy issues, or constant comparison to an onscreen rival (as if women can’t coexist without envy of another woman). So, when I find a movie or […]
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In a time where we are in a constant state of alert due to the incompetent actions of our “45th President”… we need a little light to remember some of the good that we experienced under the Obama administration. We aren’t looking at the data- lower unemployment rates, higher number of insured citizens, ending of […]
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2016 was one of the worst years of my life. All jokes aside. Don’t get me wrong, I am extremely young but putting age aside, the trials and problems that I encountered throughout the year were a lot. You may have noticed my periodic posts here and there but that was because outside of this […]
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For about two months now I’ve been on what you can call, a spiritual journey. During this time, I’ve worked on my connection with the man upstairs in a few ways… Church every Sunday, bible study every Thursday, attempting to stay in constant communication with God, so on and so on… Basically all of the […]
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I know that I’m in the midst of a Greek series right now but for the moment I need to put this out. For the past month and a half, God has been trying to tell me something. During this time, I have not been out to any parties, clubs, or any social events […]
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[DISCLAIMER: The ‘So You Want to be Greek’ series is not meant to degrade any organization or member of an organization. It is simply me telling you an experience in order to help those who may be interested in one day becoming a member of a greek organization. I write to help, not hurt.] With […]
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