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Book Love: To Be a Slave by Julius Lester


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After two weeks, I’ve finally finished reading To Be a Slave by Julius Lester. The book isn’t a long one, but with all that I have going on, I can’t sit and read books in a few hours like I can if I don’t have other things that need to be done. To be a slave is a collection of different accounts–men and women that were enslaved. It is a record of their thoughts and feelings about living a life in slavery with the undying hope of one day being free. I’ve always been a fan of history–especially my  ...

Health, Life

The Color Run – Baton Rouge


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So, I did the Color Run. My very first 5K ever. I meant to do a post write after I completed this back in April, but so many things occurred and I was constantly in motion that I didn’t really get around to it. I know a lot of my readers follow me on Instagram where I shared some pictures there after the race. Nevertheless, here we go. I can understand now why people run. It’s revitalizing. It’s rejuvenating. It’s soothing. Of course you’re tired, but at the same time, there’s a feeling of  ...

Career, Life, Tech

That Plan I Had..


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Ok, remember when I told you guys in the previous post how I would be enjoying my time off for the next two months? Well, that plan didn’t work out and I couldn’t be more than grateful. Here’s why.. I had the intention to go to summer school and was awarded an assistantship to cover the costs. Then I discovered from the financial office that I would still have to come up with the dollars up front to register. $1760 to be exact. And when I was told that, summer was out for me and I took that as a sign to just find a part  ...