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Speaking up best way to handle racism

Faith or attitudes about people based on external differences are known as racism. Most racism attacks people of a particular skin color or ethnic group. The occurrences of racism leads to discrimination and sometimes pugnacity. When racism results in hate crimes in a community, it tears the community apart.      […]

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HBCU or PWI: It’s your choice

Dear white people, if only you loved us as much as you loved our culture.  Let’s talk about race! Racism at PWIs (Predominantly White Institutions) is real too!  I can only imagine that black students there have it worse, but do the students from a HBCU really feel for them? […]

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Student Perspectives

As I got older, I realized I was probably never going to be beautiful. At some point I just stopped trying to be beautiful and focused on trying to be smart. Somehow that seemed more achievable. It seemed more controllable.  I never asked for opinions about my appearance, but people […]

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Embracing your melanin

Ever since the “Black Lives Matter” rallies media users have been big on sharing post that recognize African Americans as kings and queens and should be “embracing their melanin”. Melanin is a pigment that is dark brown occurring in the skin, hair, and iris of the eyes. Statements promoting being […]

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Men experience domestic violence too

For those who may not know, October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.    Devonta Sonnier Domestic Violence is a pattern of behavior used to establish power and control over another person through fear and intimidation, often including the threat or use of violence.  Other terms for domestic violence include intimate […]

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Think twice before donating for breast cancer

So it’s breast cancer awareness month, just in case you weren’t aware. This is the time to feel generous and show spirit towards the brave women that are battling breast cancer.  So let’s go out and buy as many pink things as we can that’ll help stop breast cancer. Or […]

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Re-evaluation can lead to revelation

My Expressions are put forth and documented in order to relinquish others of their strife or illuminate the beauty and joy within them.  When I first started sketching I was not as intrigued as others; at the time this was because I unbeknownst had a gift to help others as […]

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Awareness helps us all make progress

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month as well as being Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Yes, we are making a difference when it comes to surviving each of these threats to our health and safety. To treat breast cancer, doctors are coming up with different kinds of medicine that patients can […]

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Is your life healthy?

Today it seems so much easier to live on the go, rather than planning out our days to live better.  College students probably have the worst time adjusting to life away from home. You don’t have mom or dad to hold your hand through every day. As soon as fast […]

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Still struggling with fitting in

There are Black people on every continent. Each of us comes from a different background and we are all on different paths. Therefore, it is a given that no Black person is the same as another.  It is easy to label people with convenient stereotypes for our own self-actualization, but […]