Nearly half of the marriages in the African-American community end in divorce. It is very disappointing that getting married is almost like flipping a coin. Divorce causes so many young people to grow up without a true family unit. This fosters the development of unruly behavior and attitudes among children. If it is not correctedContinue reading “Growing Up with Divorced Parents “
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Use It or Lose It
“You’re not winning this, just quit” I taunt my friend Mike. “You’re not even good bro” he fires back. Mike and I had a little rivalry, if you could even call it that. Every week, we would play the football video game known as Madden every week. Mike played football for his school but IContinue reading “Use It or Lose It”
Treasuring Moments that Have Come and Gone
Although it is safer than going into a public school, the private school experience can be quite lonesome, but oddly comforting. That school was NationHouse, which I attended from elementary school to middle school. NationHouse is a small one-floor school with multiple grades. From what I know, there used to be another building for NationHouseContinue reading “Treasuring Moments that Have Come and Gone”
The Kritic’s Korner: The Movie “Life,” Then and Now
In Life, the police stopped Ray and Claude for a crime they did not commit; the main characters had an unfair court case and were sent to prison for their lives, and slowly went insane. The police stopped Kalief Browder for a crime he did not commit. He had an unfair court case and was sent to prison for three years and slowly went insane.
The Watoto Speak! 