National Volunteer Week: Three ways to give back

This week marks the 11th anniversary of National Volunteer Week and my fellow blog writers have dedicated a collaboration post … More

National Volunteer Week: The importance of donating time

Sunday, April 6 kicked off the 11th annual National Volunteer Week 2014 – a time to celebrate the 13.3 million volunteers … More

Why I’ve promised myself to ensure girls never feel weak

One of the greatest women in my life passed away during the summer before I started 10th grade. She lost … More

Our impact: It increases when we love what we do

I like Sundays to be cozy and comfortable, filled with food and bad movies and blog writing. Yesterday was Sunday, … More

The 20/20 Experience: No beatboxing or cornrows

Justin Timberlake isn’t that curly haired, white track suit wearing, “Bye Bye Bye” singing, Britney Spears dating boy from Memphis, … More

Debunking the Grammys: “Drunk In Love” a little too dangerous? A little too crazy?

A lot of people have been talking a lot of smack about Beyoncé and Jay Z’s performance at the 56th … More

Resolutions: They don’t have to be made on January 1

I haven’t blogged since a year ago (ha! I still got jokes). I’ve missed this: Sitting on my bed, listening … More

Oktober Chews

It’s 5:45pm and you’re starving. You forgot about your potato craving and are now regretting you didn’t start peeling an … More

Ten Things I’m Thankful For

Every Thanksgiving long weekend, I find myself reflecting. Isn’t that most of us do during such holidays? We see numerous … More

The Truth About Birthdays

The week before my birthday, I’m all like, “Guys! My birthday is in a week!” A few days before my … More

Beyoncé: Somewhere Between Human and Perfect

I know how cliché it sounds to call Beyoncé perfect, but I’ve done it before and I’ll do it again. … More

Malala Day Was Here

During my very first week as a university student, on my second day of class (it was a Wednesday), I … More