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I Suck At Expressing Emotions
Everyone has thoughts and opinions about almost everything life has to offer. As an introvert, me personally, I suck at expressing those emotions and opinions in words. However, I can easily jot them down on the computer or on paper. I am told I m strange. I am told I am cold. I am even…
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I Do Not Sound White
This has been my issue my entire life. The phrase “sounding white” was always something that was said to me because I spoke a certain way. Black people who spoke a certain way are often told that they “sound white”. It is deemed to be an insult. For me, it was because I did not…
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The Economy vs. Society Vs. Me
This world is really screwed up. It seems to be on the forefront of destruction or entering a black hole. I understand the circumstances and I understand that things “happen”. However, everything that is happening or has happened has been done on purpose and by the negligence of the government and the judgmental society we…
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Black vs. African-American
Everyday I try to be a better quality of a human being, of a human heart. However, it is a constant better, especially while black. It is a way of overcoming and overcoming my weakest moment. It is something you work on everyday and put into practice. My life depends on it. However, being black,…
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Not Enough: Being Black In Modern Day USA
I am told that I am not enough sometimes. I am told I am not black enough, not strong enough, not hardworking enough, not loving enough, and not woman enough. How you someone tell another human being that. How do you know? However, my enough life I had to live up to others expectations. As…