What I Learned in High School

The formative years of high school taught me many lessons – most of which were about girls – that I carry with me daily. One such lesson came when I was a sophomore. I had to use the bathroom, and asking teachers for time to perform this biological task proved to be tedious. So, I had…

Why Black History Month is Relevant

In the good-natured American way, Black History Month is questioned more and more each year. It seems as though a certain sect of people find this month to be useless and, well, racist. Yes, folks. People consider Black History month to be racist. It’s as if a whole month dedicated to the history of one…

First Day of School

Yesterday was the first day of school for throngs of kids across the nation. Parents will line their kids up and take pictures to plaster their children across facebook commemorate the special moment that is a new beginning. New Clothes. New teachers. New classrooms. New friends. New memories. The first day of school is something special….

The Turning Point

Second grade was awful! It truly was a nightmare of epic proportions. One might ask how second grade could be that bad. Well, I’ll set the scene for you. In the middle of my first-grade year, my mother thought it would be cool to send me to private school. She asked me, and I went…