The Fulfillment of the Mind
However, an idle mind – fixed on nothing – is just as detrimental as a mind plagued with worst case scenarios and what ifs. The mind, similar to a plant, needs to be fed and nurtured and when it isn’t …
Fake Self-Love is Hate
There is a fine line between loving yourself and acting out to such an extent that “self-love” becomes a nuisance, an indulgence in yourself that has nothing to do with “love” and everything to do with the “self”…
The Fears of a Nation
I would like to take it a step further to illuminate what is at the core of this generational, malignant disease, of racism and underneath it all is fear.
Fear is defined as an unpleasant, often strong…
UA Archive: The Human Condition
All in all, we are not as different as society would lead us to believe. We are all bonded by an inescapable opponent called pain. We are all bounded by …
The Identity Property: Knowing Yourself
It’s one thing to know yourself, to understand exactly who you are, but the power of that knowledge comes when you are able to remain that person in the face of conflict …
BE KIND ANYWAY
The high road is certainly not a frequently driven path, but it is a rewarding one. To treat someone as they treat you is to become them. To be kind and to rise above those people is to liberate yourself.
BATTLEFIELD OF THE MIND
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect…
PASSING THE BATON
This information is inspiring, but what does this mean for our generation? Besides the importance of us, as Black youth, to know our history and those who contributed, what can we take away from this knowledge?
BOUNCING BACK
Even if we had an inkling that we may not have done as well as we thought, the confirmation of that bad grade feels a hundred times worse. So what do we do?
REIGNITING THE FLAME
But what I am proposing is a shift in that mindset – a shift that will, hopefully, allow us to be excited about returning to the entire college experience (academics included).
