As I sat in class and listened to Kondwani Fidel speak, I became a sponge. Sure he told us about his upbringing and read poems, but it was this particular work that he recited that reeled me in a second time. WTF is Black Girl Magic is the name of the piece. I had already […]
I don’t think I have ever been this excited to attend something informational in my life. What started out as an offer that I was nervous to take, turned out to be an experience that will hold weight in my creative career and possibly change me forever, professionally. One day I was on campus conversing with […]
How many parents are we going to have to see grieve publicly before safety for our youth is taken more seriously? 19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins was found dead in a walk-in freezer at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel & Conference Center in Rosemont, Illinois. It was about 12:30 am. She was reported missing a day […]
What is more important in Baltimore City, Drugs or Education? This is a question that has been answered through the actions that the city has taken against drug addiction vs. the depletion of public school resources. For years, the public school system has been struggling to stay afloat. Teachers have been laid off, schools have […]
Being on social media has its pros and it has many cons. A lot of us use social media to be ourselves and to show others that we aren’t just robotic products of the universe while other people use social media for business and professional connections. Either way, I’m pretty sure we have all slipped […]
The 2017 Kidney Walk The National Kidney Foundation of Maryland kicked off it’s 15th annual Greater Baltimore Kidney Walk this past weekend. This walk supports patients fighting chronic kidney disease. Philadelphia hip-hop artist, Freeway participated in the walk as ambassador and gave a performance that evoked nostalgia concluding the walk. Participants were able to watch his documentary, Free […]
It was recently revealed in a report that the NSA collected more than 151 Million phone records in the year 2016 alone, despite a system implemented by Congress to deter this form of metadata collection. The report was issued Tuesday, by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which some will say was “right […]
So before I thought about asking this question, I had to do a little research and questioning myself. As of May 4th, 2017, it was made known that the republicans plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. If this bill gets passed that would mean that people with “pre-existing conditions” will not have […]
I’ve always had anxiety. For a while, I didn’t know exactly what it was, but I knew that it had the potential to be mentally crippling. It wasn’t until my first semester of college that I found out what it was. After having a panic attack while taking a test, I went to talk to […]
In this day and age, being a single parent is the new “normal.” Marriage has been a declining institution among all Americans and this decline is even more evident within the Black community. In 2014, only 29% of African Americans were married compared to 48% of all Americans. Half or 50% of African Americans have never been married compared to 33% of […]
