My Realization About Independence DayThis is the first time in my life when I realized the significance of the Fourth of July-----there is none. Well, not for blacks, at...
Thank you, LeBron JamesA week later, and I am still soaking it in. Last week, LeBron James (my favorite person in the world) reiterated his greatness to me. I...
Alicia Keys Returns to Music Realer Than EverSo real. So raw. I have "Fallin" for the essence of Alicia Keys since I was five years old. It was not because I related to her as we...
On the White Girls Who Love to Prey on Black Boys and the Black Boys Who Want Them ToPeople Magazine It seems as if white girls, especially those at my high school, have a fetish with the black guys. I didn’t know how...
On the Lack of Respect Within the Black CommunityIt was the day after Christmas (to me, it was just one day less of my Winter break). I had just awaken from a nap after watching a...
Why I No Longer Support R.KellyIn an interview with Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani on "Huffington Post Live", R.Kelly storms out of the interview after being questioned...
On Being an Intelligent Black Student Attending a Predominately White InstitutionAt my school, black students have three options-----succumb to the negativity, forget about your race and disown your skin (even though...