writing
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Art is Supposed to Be Fun but It’s Actually Work.
This blog post is going to be an exploration of my thoughts on the creative process and why most art made under capitalism is really just a commercial. These opinions will be based on my knowledge of global art history, the sciences, the scientific process, and the social study of anti-Black, capitalist, America. My Relationship…
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Black and Bougie: Why Being Black is Not Synonymous with Being Poor and Uneducated
Within the hierarchical, American class system, Blackness is often synonymized and associated with being “lower class”. That is, being poor, having limited resources, and having little formal education. The subconscious associations are ever-present throughout American society. American marketing and advertising, one of the mainstream methods of communicating with and reproducing the current class hierarchy is…
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Get Me Outta Here
I cannot shake this feeling that the world and I are at odds. Everything about it feels like the opposite of how God intended for us to live. Some things just feel out of sync. Take an average, American work day: Waking up, usually in a rush, sitting in traffic, staring into a screen, returning…
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Feeling Undervalued and Lacking Community
“The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America is the black woman. ”— Malcolm X Over the last week, just as I celebrated my birthday, I could not help but feel that this pinnacle of life was…
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Homeostasis: What is the gauge?
It has been some time of me on my pre-med journey. Recently, I’ve been preparing for the MCAT (medical college admissions test). One concept that is widely discussed in the world of western medicine is the concept of homeostasis; (def): “relatively constant internal conditions”. In my time leading up to this exam, I’ve been working…
Earnest Supplication 