A letter to the late Kobe Bryant Dear Kobe Bryant You weren’t my favorite player growing up. However, it was you who introduced me to basketball. I grew up a Michael Jordan fan, who you idolized, and mirrored. Dwayne Wade got me into the sport, who you mentored, and battled with. I remember watching those
I will preface anything said after this by stating that this demonstration is a direct reflection of the country we reside in. Yesterday on January 6th, 2021, Protestors Storm The US capitol Building during a congressional hearing. A protest and riot that resulted in thousands of trump supporters looting and vandalizing US sacred property. And
Sometimes I think about your touch and my mind splinters into a rush, The lush softness of your skin makes the liquids within the boil The electricity I feel when you grace my back with your fingertips And feel your hesitation in every digit that trickles through your pores into your fibers. That’s when I
a short preview/poem in honor of George Floyd I sit back in my bed and think about all I can do in 8 minutes and 46 seconds… that’s my favorite song played twice, Is that enough time to cook rice? Is that enough time to do what’s right, To tell my momma I love her,
While sitting on the toilet This morning I was taking my morning poop in my bathroom when I witnessed the most peculiar sight. I saw a spider not kill a fly today. I witnessed this extraordinary experience while enjoying my guilty pleasure getting lost in my thoughts and ambitions for the day without my cellular
Haven’t you heard all the stories about failure? Don’t you fear failing? Fear being seen as a failure? Afraid to make mistakes? To take risks because of how others will perceive you? Failure, it’s a powerful word. Failure stinks like a bag of sweaty gym clothes that you left in your trunk and forgot about Eventually,
A celebration of culture and community occurred yesterday in the form of a pop-up shop in Schenectady, New York. Located at the pavilion in Central Park, Glitter Things creations, ran by Jamese Sheffield gathered a myriad of local small businesses to host a pop-up shop for community members to explore. The event hosted roughly 8-9
What all started 6 years ago as a piece of the “Back to school Community Classic” has now taken a life of its own. The back to school backpack drive spearheaded by the Wealth club recently distributed 1000 backpacks across the capital region for families in need. “The back pack pack drive was created 6
They weren’t lying when they said a lot can change in a year. This especially rings true for me who at 24 years of age was wondering curiously into the unknown as I took a leap of faith into the darkness in order to create some type of light on my own. Fresh out of
The agony of gun violence something that we as a people are all numb to at this point in time. So numb that it is often forgotten within our communities. In the midst of a whirlwind that we called the year 2020, hiding behind a pandemic and a revolution for black liberation, gun violence spikes