PinnedMember-onlyA Black Boy in an Anti-Black SchoolYesterday, my mom was going through a bunch of old papers and finding out what things she needed to shred and get rid of. There were documents from all parts of our lives, from Duncan (my lab who passed away almost three years ago) and his many medical procedures to…Education5 min readEducation5 min read
1 day agoMember-onlySacrifices?Sometimes I have to ask myself what brought me to a particular moment in time when I have been able to come to the necessary conclusions about how the world works. So much of my daily time, I spend energy just asking very critically about my relationship with my future…College3 min readCollege3 min read
Jan 29Member-onlyWhere is my Third Space?I’ve been thinking a lot about third spaces this year. You know, it’s the place about trying to find spaces where you can come together with friends and just bond over anything that isn’t home or work (also school just as much). Over the course of the last three years…College3 min readCollege3 min read
Jan 22Member-onlyContinuing to be GratefulWhat is the best way to express your gratitude to the people you care about? I’ve found tiramisu to be the move. In all seriousness, the last year of trying to figure out life in a way that could be sustainable is hard without the people in my life making…College2 min readCollege2 min read
Jan 15Member-only22.I gave myself some time to read through the blog as I’m approaching my 22nd birthday. It’s weird to know that you’ve been working on something from when you were sixteen, and now you’re still writing in the same place almost at 22. Sometimes I like to think about how…College2 min readCollege2 min read
Jan 8Member-onlyMore on How I’m Thinking About ThinkingI’ve been thinking a lot about thinking this week. My last class in undergrad is a class on Stuart Hall/intellectualism and the concept of trying to reflect on how we interpret the world. I always seek to reiterate how much my political commitment to scholarship and to study is rooted…College3 min readCollege3 min read
Jan 1Member-onlyMore Unexpected Turns, but Still We RiseSometimes, you can’t help but just take things for what they are. I’ve had quite the week, where I’m honestly still trying to consider how life sometimes has such bizarre ways of handing you some of the best experiences you could hope for. It’s more than the Southwest debacle and…New Years Eve2 min readNew Years Eve2 min read
Dec 25, 2022Member-onlyAnnual Music Critic Amateur Hour — 2022 EditionIt’s that time of year, the time when I put on my faux-music critic hat and try to put down my favorite songs and albums of the year on the blog. This year’s been really amazing for hip-hop, and it’s also been a year where I’ve listened to more hip-hop…Music5 min readMusic5 min read
Dec 18, 2022Member-onlyWhat Are Your Intentions?What are your intentions? It’s a question that is worth asking in everything we do. What are my intentions with getting out to campus today? What are my intentions when at work? What are my intentions in surprising my family with some pastries? These are very inconsequential things to consider…College3 min readCollege3 min read
Dec 11, 2022Member-onlyMessy and Confusing but Enjoyable QuarterIt’s time for some good old reflections. I think that I have spent the better part of the last few days, especially since coming home for bits of winter break, thinking a lot about the ambitions I set out for myself back in September. There are so many damn intangibles…College3 min readCollege3 min read
