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 were always happy to offer […]
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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 proud of your melanin can […]
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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 partner violence, battering, relationship abuse, […]
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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 even better let’s just throw […]
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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 well as myself. I simply […]
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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 take in order for the […]
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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 food hit the America population, […]
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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 labels minimize the depth of […]
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Is social media a benefit or hurt to us?
Social media benefits us because technology has completely upgraded in today’s time and people can now communicate in the fast way. You no longer really have to sit at a computer to use social media you can use it through you telephone to communicate with others as long as you have access to Internet. Social […]
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A perspective on equality
Equality is defined as the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities. However, the world demonstrates equality a little differently. Equality to the world is attaining the same status, but not being recognized for it. It is having the same rights, but still being judged unfairly. Equality is having the same opportunities, […]