I wouldn’t take nothing for my journey now.” — Maya Angelou It’s Homecoming week. A time of celebrating of black education, black excellence and my beloved alma mater, Morehouse College. I had quite a time at Morehouse. Can’t say that it was good. Definitely can’t say it was terrible. ItRead More →
I believe luck is preparation meeting opportunity. If you hadn’t been prepared when the opportunity came along, you wouldn’t have been lucky.” –Oprah James Wright. Candace Payne. Carly Rae Jepsen. All of these three individuals had the great honor of going viral. You may remember James Wright from his viralRead More →
This Fall I had the great honor of reading, “Black Privilege” by Charlamage Tha God. Like many of you, the only vivid memory I have of Charlamagne is the moment he called Kanye West, “Kanye Kardashian” on The Breakfast Club during an interview. I had seen Charlamagne on MTV aRead More →
“Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.” It’s fascinating how powerful we humans are. We often forget how a small gesture can change the trajectory of someone’s day; it’s truly phenomenal. This phenomenon happened to me last Sunday while I was at work.Read More →
“No matter how good you are, someone is always going to be against you. But never let them be the limit of your success.”– Terry Mark This past week I had an experience that kinda stung. An experience that taught me a valuable lesson that I feel is worth sharing.Read More →
“Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” — Albert Camus Saturday night I went to a party. The party was at a gigantic house, and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. As timeRead More →
A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it, it just blooms. – Zen Shin College can be a time of celebration and fun; it also can be a period of anxiety. To be honest, I feel like I’m currently in the anxiety stage. It’s comeRead More →
“Either you run the day, or the day runs you.” — Jim Rohn Do you ever have those days where things just aren’t adding up? Where the water in the shower is too cold? When you get bad news first thing in the morning? I’ve had days like this andRead More →
“Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man’s growth without destroying his roots.” — Frank Howard Clark The year 2015 was a transformative year for me. 2015 was the year I moved to Los Angeles to intern at FOX Studios. This opportunity was the first internship IRead More →
Motivation is tough to maintain. Whenever I first think of an idea or a project I want to work on, I feel great. I’m inspired, I have all this fresh energy, I’m motivated, and I feel like nothing can stop me. After a few attempts, a couple of days or whatever theRead More →