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Few weeks from now, many students will graduate from state colleges. Many of them spend the last four, five or even six years going to school while at the same time juggling two or three jobs. Along the way, they have developed a strong work ethic. Their sacrifice is obviously unquestionable. In spite of the day-to-day
In my early twenties, I could not stay still. I volunteered at different places and supported different projects. I was ready to jump into any new opportunity. I said YES to everything and everyone. Along the way, I met people and heard stories that will forever shape my life. Those volunteering days expanded my network and
On your way to becoming a young and black intellectual to paraphrase Jay-Z, you have to pay respect to those who came before you. Two days ago, I had the chance to meet Michael Dyson, who is “a Georgetown University sociology professor, a New York Times contributing opinion writer, and a contributing editor of The
After the Las Vegas shooting, I stated as long as, we opt to remain in this vicious cycle of inertia, we just have to pray that our family is not there when the next tragedy occurs. We already expect it. I wished that I could say that I was wrong. My prediction never became a
La plupart de mes amis parlent déjà de mariage, un mariage guidé par l’amour. Comme ils disent, j’aime cette fille. Elle est belle et souriante. Elle me respecte et respecte mes parents. Elle est ambitieuse. Elle sera une bonne mère pour mes enfants. Des caractères superficiels qui nous poussent à penser que l’on a trouvé
Deep inside, I know that I could have done more to recruit people who looks like or sounds like me. I could have affected more lives. I could have changed more youths. As a former employee of the Boy scouts, one of my biggest regrets is not having had the bandwidth with all the others competing
