Yesterday Travyon Martin would have turned 22 years old. Not a year goes past that I don’t reflect on his death. Today is my birthday and I am now the same age Martin would’ve been, turning 22 years old. I remember when I was the same age as Martin after he was murdered, during the […]
Doing what’s right isn’t always defined by societal standards, especially not for Blacks in America. Societal standards, since our forced arrival on this stolen land, has always been that our existence is wrong. We’ve been climbing the ladder of humanity in different ways throughout American history. First battling to prove that ur existence is not […]
2017 Black History Month Series Day 3 The significance of the media is not only important for the benefit of spreading public opinion and keeping ‘alternative facts’ in check, but it is also valuable because it provides people with a source of representation. People should be able to find themselves in the media/entertainment that they’re consuming. […]
Black History Month Series Day 2 It’s not a lifetime ago My father is older than this, so are my grandparents, aunts, uncles and many cousins, but 57 years ago four young Black men, college students at North Carolina A&T College, started the Woolworth Sit-In. On February 1, 1960 Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Franklin […]
When we were stolen, there was no concern about where we were from, what business we owned, what our talents were, what languages we spoke, or even our names. When we arrived on this stolen land as stolen people, we were never given our history back and to this day all members of the Black […]
In collaboration with nationwide demonstrations, from our capital Washington D.C, Seattle refused to be silent on this 1st day of Trump’s presidency. Women from all walks of life organized and led the 3.6 mile long demonstration from Judkin’s Park to Seattle Center. When I finally arrived at Judkin’s Park, the uphill trek to the meeting […]
Only 6 months before deadline As a UWave Radio alumni, I don’t know what to say about a university that refuses to expand a program in which students gain skills in business management, promotions, programing and technology while amplifying student voices. Mission Statement: UWave Radio is the campus-based community station of the Bothell area and […]
Today although I woke up to a ticket on my car from Bothell PD, that didn’t stop me from driving downtown to the MLK Seattle Rally and March. My morning tears of frustration turned into tears of joy when I saw the immensity of the crowd that came in celebration of King. People from all […]
Marc Lamont Hill Book Response NOBODY Casualties of America’s War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond I read this book during my plane ride back to Seattle from Detroit. The experience of doing so almost felt surreal as I’d just left my hometown and witnessed the phenomena that I was reading […]
Book Review “Am I the man I used to be?…If so, how? If not, why? The true question is who do I move forward as? (24)” This is a question that many of us face at multiple points throughout our lives, transition is critical for growth. As we transition we are required to make difficult […]