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Feb 11, 2021

My Journey to the Pan African Film Festival

2021 Feburary, 2021, I am celebrating a big personal milestone. My short film entitled Running for My Life was accepted to the one of the world’s largest and most prestigeous film festivals (which is also a Black film festival), the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF). I felt it was necessary…

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Why the Pan African Film Festival Is Important To Me
Why the Pan African Film Festival Is Important To Me

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Sep 10, 2020

My Home Has Been Sold.

These three people are my property managers, who we pay rent to every month. September 1st was the last time we gave them our rent because our building that we currently live in was sold. The 4-plex in Leimert Park that I call home has been in my family for…

Gentrification

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My Home Has Been Sold.
My Home Has Been Sold.
Gentrification

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Dec 1, 2019

No Need to Brows…

It’s 2:42am, and I can’t sleep. Instead, I’m on Instagram. After running through the usual gambit of timeline searching which includes “catching up with friends”, memes, and comment section wars, I search random hashtags to see things I usually don’t. I go down hashtag click holes which has me looking…

Alopecia

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Alopecia

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Jun 20, 2018

My Grandmother’s Relationship With Her Blackness

I’m going to attempt to make this short and simple. My grandmother’s relationship with race is complicated, but it’s also very simple. She is Black. It’s how she self-identifies, and there’s no type of thinkpiece, viral sensation, or lecture that can convince her…

Rachel Dolezal

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My Grandmother’s Relationship With Her Blackness
My Grandmother’s Relationship With Her Blackness
Rachel Dolezal

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Jun 7, 2018

A weekend in Guadalupe, Ca

I had the privilege of spending Mother’s Day weekend in the town which my partner was born and raised. It’s a small town on the central coast of California called Guadalupe. I’ve joked with her because we have similar anxieties when engaging in small talk. Whenever I have to introduce…

Travel

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A weekend in Guadalupe, Ca
A weekend in Guadalupe, Ca
Travel

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Sep 1, 2017

My Sandwich Was A Lesson In Gentrification

I recently started a new job. The perks are few, and I would describe my specific environment as corporate and stuffy, but there is a great cafe on site where there are entree’s being made, a well stocked salad bar, readymade sandwiches, a great ice cream station which I’ve yet…

Gentrification

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Gentrification

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Apr 11, 2017

Russell Westbrook is The Brotha Who You Love to Hate

There are two types of people — Ones who think Russell Westbrook is showing the greatest display of professional basketball seen in modern NBA history, and those who for each of his daily achievements, have a reason for why it happened, why it shouldn’t have happened, how it would’ve or…

NBA

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Russell Westbrook is The Brotha Who You Love to Hate
Russell Westbrook is The Brotha Who You Love to Hate
NBA

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Nov 17, 2016

What Makes a Classic

Is Tribe Called Quest’s new album a classic? Is it underwhelming? The best response is, Who Cares? Being overly critical about the new Tribe Called Quest album, scrutinizing it at every turn makes me reevaluate what made an album “a classic” in the first place. Most albums that we consider…

Hip Hop

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What Makes a Classic
What Makes a Classic
Hip Hop

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Jun 4, 2015

The Likeness of Kendrick and Steph

I recently celebrated my 36th birthday. I’d like to think that I’m still a young adult, but I’m starting to see those physical and visible signs where my body thinks otherwise. In the grand scheme of things, I have a lot of life yet to live, but I’ve seen a…

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The Likeness of Kendrick and Steph
The Likeness of Kendrick and Steph

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Mar 10, 2015

Candy Cane Walton: The Back Story

This is a story about my beloved grandmother and her dog. She has had other dogs, but this is her last. My sister has always thought of doing some sort of video project with my grandmother. Her story needs to be told. Every grandmother’s story should be documented. This story…

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Candy Cane Walton: The Back Story
Candy Cane Walton: The Back Story

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Haylow

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