Category: Opinions
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Supporting Black Artist
Art is a form of expression from music, designing, visual arts, writing, crafting, photography, baking, etc. Art is everything and can be viewed from everywhere in any format. The problem is Blacks are overlooked as artists. Some would say we do not compare to other artists in other nationalities. We have something different, something empowering,…
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I’m Not Nerdy Enough
As a child, I was always called a nerd, four eyes, a geek, and other names because I did not look like the average child in the 90’s. I was too smart for some kids and socially awkward. According to what society has to say and deems as nerdy, I would be considered your standard.…
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Why I Choose to Become Childfree
I stopped talking about this subject because of the ridicule I receive because of it. I am in my mid-twenties and I have made up my mind since I was 16 years old that I want to be childless. I used to feel bad about it because everyone thought I was crazy. I do not…
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Cosplaying While Black
As black cosplayers, rather, as a black community in general, we need to have more pride and confidence in ourselves and stand against racism of any degree. I won’t babble on and say that we AS black cosplayers, get the worst of both words, because I would be lying. I have been cosplaying for a…
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Sonny’s Blues By: James Baldwin
After reading James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues”, the hurt and anguish illustrated a lasting impression making the story ambiguous in places leaving the reader with questions. There are several parts in “Sonny’s Blues” that indicate, symbolically, that the neighborhood of Harlem is the turmoil of a battle of good and evil. Baldwin wanted to talk about…