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Tuesday, December 09, 2014
#BlackLivesMatter
E ver since news broke that Michael Brown had been shot, the volatile nature of America's "post-racial" society has been a co...
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Days
Every day You wake up, get out of bed You're just trying to live life And every day Something happens Something grabs you-- Makes ...
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...
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Keepin' It 100:
Spotlight on the One-Drop Rule Black faces all around me, From coffee to the color of sand A rainbow shining through eyes Blue...
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Decoding My Own Thoughts:
Spotlight on the 1870 Brick Wall I feel like my mind is blank... When really, it's so jumbled with thought It can't find...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Victim of the Hive Mind:
Spotlight on Jordan Davis Why am I not like the others? You ask as though we're bees forever clumped together Following...
Wednesday, February 05, 2014
Dreams of a Sugar Plum Fairy:
Spotlight on Misty Copeland I was young Everyone was doing it-- Blonde ponytails, pink tutus And then there was me... If I'...
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Where Does it End?
I t's 11:30 at night. I've been on campus all day, studying, tutoring, meeting, researching... But I'm excited because one of t...
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Beware: the Rant
I read a disturbing article today (a video of the news clip is below). It's from 2009, but I just saw it today and it bothers me to no...
Friday, December 06, 2013
Be You, Do You, Love You
I woke up thinking, why am I here? I woke up thinking, I must be crazy... And then it dawned on me: I woke up. It's strange how l...
Saturday, November 09, 2013
What Now? TV Troubles
O ne of my favorite shows currently airing is The CW's The Vampire Diaries . It's based on a book series (written well before the T...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
We The People
In the news this week: Nina Davuluri wins Miss America and "America" reacts to the first (Indian-)American winner (Click here f...
Monday, July 15, 2013
The Realest Thing I Ever Wrote
20 years ago, I had just turned 5. I was excited about starting elementary school, about learning, and most of all, about growing up--becom...
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