I sat down in the stacks of Founders Library as the fall semester began to speak with someone about the housing problem on campus. The only problem was, I had shown up on time and my guest had still not arrived. Corey Bowen came into the library and sat in front of me all of … Continue reading What’s Up with Housing (Howard’s Housing Crisis)
Jorja Smith, the London R&B phenom has blown up incredibly within the past year. Drake must really have the Midas touch because as soon as he featured Jorja's interlude on More Life in 2017, the world has been heavily focused on Smith's moves. I have been following the singer since she dropped her EP, "Project … Continue reading Album Review: Jorja Smith’s ‘Lost & Found’ May Be Her Channel Orange
So far, 2018 has been a year of experiences for me. I got boo'd up out the gate (cue the music) and it was long distance, I tried different foods, I started taking care of my mental health more, and it only seems right that I traveled more. I began the year with a trip … Continue reading Traveling SMART: I’ve Traveled Every Other Month in 2018
I moved to DC in 2015 from Tulsa, Oklahoma. I was 18 years old and about to begin my college career at Howard University. I was naive –my eyes always widened at the excitement of the city. I was fairly blinded by the idea of opportunities in front of me. The only comparable feelings I … Continue reading 13 Going On 30: I Moved From Tulsa, Oklahoma to Washington, DC at 18
For 2018, I gave myself only one resolution: to be more DISCIPLINED in everything I did. I'm awful with sticking to meetings, appointments, finishing homework early, and I'm the queen of missing morning classes for "self care" days. So, I decided to start as soon as the year began. At the beginning of this year, … Continue reading Smells Fishy: I tried being Pescatarian for 2 months
I started feeling like trying something different with my hair on a whim one day. You know that feeling you get when what you have is tired and you just need something different to make you feel better? Yeah, that part. This clearly meant going through Pinterest and doing tons of research. That's always the … Continue reading That Time I Tried Goddess Locs
Netflix's original productions have come a long way and yielded the popular streaming site 91 Emmy nomination for their $6 Billion investment into their original programming in 2017. Netflix has put out a bunch of top charting documentaries on a myriad of topics ranging from drugs, sex, cults, and celebrity life. Here are 10 … Continue reading 10 Netflix Documentaries You Want to See
In November of 2017, I was almost finished with the first semester of my junior year at Howard University. Before I could finally cross that finish line and go home for Winter break, however, I was tasked with just two more projects for my multimedia storytelling class covering an audio/visual story. While I was struggling, … Continue reading Underprivileged & Underserved: Flint, Michigan Still Without Clean Water in 2017
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