Category: Social Commentary
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Media, Do Your Damn Job
People, other than those on Hillary’s campaign, need to remind people that if they want to “make this country great again”, you actually have to know how to run the country. But who is holding Trump’s feet to the fire besides Hillary supporters? Everyone who has a pen and pad, laptop or a voice, needs…
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This is America
Every time I fly out of Austin, I park my car in the extended lot, it’s not too expensive (yet). Parking at this spot requires me to ride on a shuttle to and from the airport. Now, I travel enough to notice, that unless I sit next to someone or a person of color sits…
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Let’s Take A Look In The Mirror
It is classism at its finest, and we have to stop acting like it’s not happening. If you woke up in a different position or circumstance, you might think differently and wonder why black folks who’ve “made” it, are nowhere to be found. We spend a lot of time trying to convince people, especially white…
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Let’s Talk About Politics and Data
My Faithful readers, Please check out my new blog post over on Silicon Jungle’s Website here. It’s a good one!
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Being Unapologetic: How America Transferred this Privilege from the Presidency to the Candidacy
Being unapologetic for tough decisions is something that Presidents must do when faced with a difficult decision for the nation, but it’s not cool to be unapologetic just for the heck of it. Presidential candidates should be concerned as they run for office about the hearts and minds of the entire country. There will come…
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The Vicious Cycle of Power: The Real Problem in America Right Now
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.” – John Acton
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Being a Woman in a Man’s World: My Thoughts on Hillary with a Pinch of Pat Summitt
I must say this article is really less about Hillary, but about my views about how women should go about supporting each other. Let’s try to hold each other to the right standard and support them in the same way we support men. Let’s stop holding ourselves to a higher and more unrealistic standard, and…
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Looking Through Her Lens (My Thoughts on LEMONADE)
…we are human, and no one is perfect. So stop acting like you didn’t see a little of yourself through Beyoncé’s lens….
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It’s Never Too Late To Decide How You Will Live
“Like wildflowers, you must allow yourself to grow in all the places people thought you never would” – E.V. So this is the last week I will live in my 20’s and I am very excited about it. I never thought I’d feel this way at this stage in my life. From a very early age,…
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So Let’s Talk About this Elephant…
“When there is an elephant in the room…. Introduce it” – Randy Pausch For the last few months, I have really struggled to maintain consistent blog posts, and I would say some of it is time and a lack of ideas, but as a social commentator I really do like to comment on politics as…
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