Category: Growing Up
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Mean Muggin’
Café solo, sola Café solo: Just coffee, black coffee, coffee only Sola: Feminine translation of being alone, by oneself or without company I like my coffee strong and black, without artificial or natural sweetener, without whips or toppings, without regret and without moderation. Like gold, coffee is most valuable in its purest form. Percolated, unadulterated by…
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As they say, “Laissez les bons temps rouler”
Called the girls and put them all on a spaceship: How a trip to New Orleans with a group of friends re-affirmed my identity, through cultural immersion, a superb group dynamic and youthful bliss. The purpose of the trip was to have fun after a hectic semester, to celebrate all that we’ve accomplished in the past…
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Walk It Like I Talk It
“Walk it like I talk it (ayy) Walk it like I talk it (woo) Walk it, walk it like I talk it (yeah)” – Migos The title of the post was going to be, “Just Say It,” In reference to the ballad by Tory Lanez, but since Culture II just dropped and the YRN Trio…
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A Milli, A Milli, A Milli-nnial
Two weeks ago in Media Law class, we discussed our life philosophies, in response to reading an article by New York Times columnist David Brooks, A Generation Emerging From the Wreckage. Our professor was interested to know our thoughts the article and if we were indeed a generation who felt hopeless amidst our current society. Did…
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Imma Get Write Witcha
I have been on a hiatus of sorts. I have been present- functioning within this 4-Dimensional sphere in which I’ve constructed a life, but I have been absent from my blog, the the 2-Dimensional world in which I process, learn and transcribe the inklings of my soul. I miss writing. I talk all day, but…
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Boy, I think dey like me
In Sociology last week we studied self-perception. I learned there’s: The ideal self: Who a person would like to be Self concept: A person’s perceptions and feelings about him or herself, personality, strengths, weaknesses and relationships with others The real self: Who a person actually is Dem Franchise Boyz eloquently verbalize how I perceive I…
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Good Days//Bad Daze
TBH- I think I’m a friendly person. I love people, I’m approachable and I live to hear a good story. And for the Hilldale Senior Class of 2014, Kalen Russell was voted Most Spirited Despite my better qualities and good intentions, I have my vices, my worries and my weaknesses. Sometimes I’m dazed by bad…
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Phenomenal Women
Black womanhood is multifaceted, resilient and inspiring. I am a Black woman and I love who I am. I love the Black women who raised me: my mom, my aunt, my grandmothers, older cousins, family friends, church elders, anyone who has resembled me and lit a fire within my core to press on. Phenomenal Woman…
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Don’t Hate the Player
Last Thursday marked the beginning of football season for the UCO Bronchos. #RollChos I enjoyed the game per the usual: wearing school colors, talking to friends, cheering for the team and taking Snap Chats. I pay less attention to the actual content of most sports than I care to admit, but rather find myself engulfed…
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Do it for the culture
Culture: the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group; also the characteristic features of everyday existence (as diversions or a way of life) shared by people in a place or time (popular culture, southern culture -merriam-webster.com In appreciation for the Migos’ album Culture, my obsession with analysis, summer and instrospection, I present…
Kalen Nicole 