General Interests
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Best Worst Year Ever
At this point, we can all agree that 2016 was absolutely horrible. From hashtags to news articles, everyone everywhere decided that this year was a gigantic dumpster fire never to be spoken of again. And while that very well may be true, despite the magnificent horribleness of this trashcan year, Black people proved to be the… Read more
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Opinions
Short post today. Wasn’t planning on writing this, but someone keeps commenting long ass comments on my blog posts as if I’m gonna read the whole thing; as if you’re entitled to my time with your nonsense. This is for you: Please discontinue commenting on or reading my posts. Think what you want, but this… Read more
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Fast Forward
When I was little, the way I would get over the fear of getting shots at the doctor was to imagine that in ten minutes or so, it would be over and my mom or dad would give me ice cream for being so good. I reasoned with myself that even though it would hurt… Read more
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The Unrestrained Hatred of America
The United States of America is a hateful country. I know this isn’t news in the slightest, but it’s just something I don’t always actively think about and when I randomly remember that I’m living in a nation built on hate, it’s jarring. Read more
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Microaggresions and a Train
I know it shouldn’t be, but it’s startling to me to experience the difference between how white people treat other white people and people of color. I know it happens, but it’s just a different when it happens to me. White people changing their demeanor and attitude toward POC because they feel scared or nervous… Read more
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Thanksgiving
It’s 10:35 pm now, just a few hours before thanksgiving. It’s not my favorite holiday, but I’ve been thinking about it a lot recently, mainly because I think this is the first one I’ve had where I’ve been so far away from my family. I did the “friendsgiving” thing when I was living in Austin,… Read more
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Autocorrect and Nausea
Today is Monday, November 14th. I’m sitting in the MLK Library, like I try to do every few days out of the week, to hammer out an insightful blog post or article and apply for a few jobs. Read more
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Student
I’m writing this in the Dr. King library in downtown San Jose. I think it’s a pretty appropriate place to get all of my thoughts out here. This library is both a city library and a college library, sitting on the edge of San Jose State University‘s campus, so there’s a mixture of students and… Read more
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White Criticism of Black Entertainment
I often find myself craving the approval of white people for the Black things I love and, conversely, feeling attacked when white media disparages those things. Even the simplest critique makes me angry. Knowing they even exist, knowing that a white critic could form an opinion like that or even think it was in anyway appropriate… Read more