Go It Alone SO CHECK IT! In my senior year in highschool one of my classes was social studies. My teacher was a person who instead of teaching from the dry and boring curriculum decided to create a debate. The debate would be “for” or “against” marijuana legalization. He separated the class into two teamsContinue reading “Lessons Learn’t”
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Lessons Learn’t
“Life’s A Trip” SO BOOM! When I was in 8th grade I went to Booker T. Washington Middle school in Baltimore. It’s named after THAT Booker T, the one who dug himself ‘Up From Slavery,’ not the wrestler that goes, “Can You Dig That, Sucka?” Our class was out for lunch and some of theContinue reading “Lessons Learn’t”
Social Media’s Revisionist History
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is alwaysContinue reading “Social Media’s Revisionist History”
On Culture
“Not “bad” meaning bad but “bad” meaning good.” ~Run DMC When we talk about culture it’s obvious that culture is such a cornerstone of human life as it describes a realm of creation and invention necessary to the growth and development of a society. Society is structured in a particular way and culture inContinue reading “On Culture”
The Failure of the EEOC
[O]ne hundred years of delay have passed since President Lincoln freed the slaves, yet their heirs, their grandsons, are not fully free. They are not yet free from the bonds of injustice. And this nation, for all its hopes and all its boasts, will not be fully free until all of its citizens are free.Continue reading “The Failure of the EEOC”
Democracy at Work
How owning the change can change work “Democracy isn’t something you do every four years. Democracy is what you do everyday.” There’s a short documentary called Own The Change that showcases average, everyday, and regular people like you and me who became owners of their workplace. This documentary gives examples of a myriad of folksContinue reading “Democracy at Work”
7 Political Tactics of the Left
I’ve personally spent upwards of 7 years around liberals, radicals, and leftists working shoulder to shoulder at collective and cooperative ventures including owning a cafe & bookstore, working weekends for about 8 months on an urban farm, and sooooo many meetings, conferences, and talks. From personal and intimate relationships to business relationships, presented here areContinue reading “7 Political Tactics of the Left”
We💖Barack
We miss the old Barack The sold his soul Barack Blew up his foes Barack Straight out the fold Barack We hate the new Barack The “think he cool” Barack Call black people fools Barack Wanna be in the news Barack We miss the elite Barack Everything sweet Barack Flint water drink Barack Trayvon weepContinue reading “We💖Barack”
A Bronx Tale: Respect Through Love or Fear
Born in Baltimore in the mid-eighties and growing up as a kid of the nineties there were tons of coming of age films that contributed to my sense of wonder and taught me lessons about life. A film that exemplified the lesson of growing up in a tough neighborhood and understanding the nuance and differenceContinue reading “A Bronx Tale: Respect Through Love or Fear”
For HBCUs PLUS loans are predatory capitalism at the federal level
[Editor’s Note: Published by Age of Awareness on Medium May 2019] Recently Bennett College a four-year liberal arts women’s college in Greensboro, North Carolina, has been in the news; not for its history of being one of only two all women HBCUs in the country, not for any of its notable successful alumni but forContinue reading “For HBCUs PLUS loans are predatory capitalism at the federal level”
Moment of Clarity 