racism – She’s Got a Whole PhD

No Dream Too Big

Nike chooses Kaepernick as spokesperson for new ad campaign, and I am 100% here for it.

If you’re one of the lucky ones these two things are true: 1. You came into this world naked and screaming. 2. You will leave this world fully closed and at peace. Everything that happens in between is unique only to you. You are not alone; you are never alone. However, that does not meanContinue reading “Weave Your Story”

Take a Stand by Taking a Knee

How can we have a national anthem in a divided country? By now you have probably heard that Fox Sports will no longer be airing footage of the national anthem before NFL games. But I ask you, who won? If baseball players in the postseason start protesting, will this trend continue? And by not airingContinue reading “Take a Stand by Taking a Knee”

The Hidden Figures Did Small Great Things

Within 24-hours I finished listening to the Small Great Things audiobook and reading Hidden Figures. I have strong feelings about both and they are not what I expected to feel in either case. Hidden Figures was slow, it was boring, it was redundant and I do not feel like it carried those women to theContinue reading “The Hidden Figures Did Small Great Things”

A Battle with Identity

The idea for this post came to me one day when I was thinking about updating my “About Me” Page on the blog. I was thinking about what I am passionate about, versus what people see in me. I realized that I could come up with tons of adjectives to describe myself, both positive andContinue reading “A Battle with Identity”

Fear of the Unknown

I know there are those who doubt that racism is still such a big problem, but if you ask me, it’s only middle-aged people who think that, those who think the world has automatically become better simply because they’re old enough to shape it now, but without any of them having made the slightest contributionContinue reading “Fear of the Unknown”