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Wednesday, February 03, 2016
Music Gurus
The next set of heroes I want to talk about are one set of my maternal grandparents (that's a long story, just go with it): Leslie McIve...
Monday, October 26, 2015
Don't Quit
The end of the day comes Hours upon hours of solid work But my progress is lacking And I seem to have missed the mark... I'm looking...
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Religions of the World
A few weeks ago I talked about differences between Christan denominations , now, lets talk about differences between religions. When it come...
Saturday, April 18, 2015
And Then There Was Light: Sonoluminescence
T his week, I started to do a post showing the similarities and dissimilarities of various religions (much like I did in the last post for C...
Wednesday, April 01, 2015
What is Religion?
E ight years ago, I decided I would take Religion 101, otherwise known as "Introduction to Religion." As a South Carolinian who gr...
Saturday, February 28, 2015
This is Not the End
The Evolution of Eillya I. Enslaved I was born color-blind; I came out of the womb that way… This rainbow of color was forc...
Saturday, February 21, 2015
The Pen is Mightier than the Sword
R eading is fundamental.Whether your interests are scientific or artistic, words are always lurking around the corner. A love for reading ...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Scholarship Above All
O ne of the most important things, in my opinion, is to showcase the positive within the black community. Often, new relating to presen...
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
HBCUs: A Rose Born of Adversity
A Rose Born of Adversity Cultivated like a planted seed This budding rose stems from roots Solid, well fed and carefully kept Roots t...
Monday, January 19, 2015
The Lost Dream
A Person Reflection on a Dream Deferred I am not like them-- For they are not like me, We are different We are not the same. M...
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Know Your Status
Sometimes fear motivates positive change... Succumbing to Fear It really started over the summer, when I got bitten by a spider--I...
Friday, May 09, 2014
Life of a Grad Student
Is there A light at the end of Some metaphorical tunnel I'm walking through blindly? Is it Just over the horizon Waiting to see my...
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Deadlines
Silently I listen To the clicking of keys and the grinding of teeth-- The air is hot with frustration Heavy with uncertainty, droop...
Wednesday, April 02, 2014
At Risk
They tell me those kids Are at risk-- And I wonder, What must it be like To be told you're at risk? My whole life I was told...
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Just Yesterday
Strange how we forget Just yesterday it was us-- Just yesterday I was not allowed I was denied the right to be If you grew up in the U...
Sunday, March 09, 2014
Battle for the Mind
The cold fingers of doubt Gripping at my throat And I would pull them away But for this paralyzing fear... Eating away at my mind Toyin...
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Difference:
Spotlight on the Current State of Race in Public Schools Differences are the definition of each And without those subtle and ove...
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Justice for All:
Spotlight on Charles Hamilton Houston To be just in all actions-- Fair in every thought uttered and every step braved... A jour...
Sunday, February 16, 2014
What About Everyone Else?:
Spotlight on Dr. George Franklin Grant Often you wonder, If only half the country was enslaved, Then half the country was free.....
Sunday, February 02, 2014
Knowledge:
Spotlight on Dr. Ruth Simmons Knowledge: The original desire. Power such to see and understand That which gives birth To crea...
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