July 2016

If anyone would like to get even more disappointed in America, watch this documentary about the problems with the War on Drugs and our prisons. Here’s a great book providing a history of the nation through a different, less positively-spun perspective   It’s been almost two years since Michael Brown was murdered by a white […]

The last twelve months have been filled with constant change. It seems as soon as I feel fully adapted to a new environment, I’m taken away and brought back to my home. It often feels like it’s stripping me of growing and fully becoming engulfed in my surroundings; however, it is the opposite. Being in

While driving through one of the neighborhoods in Detroit this past week I was reminded of the time I spent in Africa last year. In Africa the thing that amazed me most was looking around and seeing my people in the majority. I saw streets filled only with people who looked like me, whose golden

Its the middle of summer already! And I feel like the program just started. I have to say, I am pleasantly surprised at my tolerance to a 9-5 job. I’ve never spent a summer doing this type of work (sitting down at a desk and cranking out task after task!). But I haven’t found myself

I like to journal in my free time, so my post this week is a reflection about what I have been thinking/writing about the past couple of days. Many of you probably know that I am a rower (even though I am not rowing this summer).  In high school, I was blessed to have been

I write this blog with a heavy heart. I can’t really talk about my placement, or the program because of the horrible events that have transpired these past couple of days. Two young black men have been shot and killed by their cities police officers. Just a few days after our special American holiday we

People are really important to me, and the people I interact with and things of that nature. Which is one of the main reasons that I choose to intern at the Detroit Food Academy as opposed to something that would have related to my major more, I wanted to interact with people. One of the

(Please read article first) http://www.npr.org/2016/06/22/483046639/why-many-young-black-activists-see-no-reason-to-vote-for-president?ft=nprml I find this article extremely interesting for the reason that I am sure people all around the world are having mixed feelings of hopelessness in addition to worrying about the future of the United States.  With the presidential election in full swing, I am certain that these thoughts have crossed

It is no secret that Americans are growing further apart – both physically and socially. As the industrial age made transportation easier and technology has made it easier to remain inside the home, human relationships have disintegrated. Now more than ever, people need places where they can gather freely, frequently, and with ease. The third

Less than 24 hours after my initial post about Alton Sterling (left) I’m coming back to add the name of Philando Castile (right). Another Black man killed by a scared officer.   second angle Watch the video here        Both men had a family, both were black, and both had a weapon. One had a