Photo cred: wallpaperflare.com Chapter one: Minds over Machetes   My name is Toussaint L’Ouverture. Perhaps you’ve heard of me. Or perhaps not. I’m technically fourteen years old, but today I’m about to die of old age. But before I do I want anyone who reads this to hear the story of one of the greatest revolutions […]

Brother: I have 3 choices with where I could throw this grape: in her mouth, in your mouth or on that balloon and see if it comes back to me. Me: I feel like there’s a lot of other choices that could’ve come before that third choice.Guy: But the rewards from the third choice are […]

Interview 1 Employer: Are you okay with working? Human: I’m sorry? Employer: Working. Are you okay with working? Human: Of course. That’s why I’m applying for this job. I want to work. Employer: I only ask because this job is demanding and requires an excellent work ethic. Human: Trust me. Human beings are one of […]

Racism against any group of people is bad. But I’ve always felt a special hatred for racism against Asians in America and I haven’t been able to put my finger on why until now.  When I was in elementary school, I got bullied a lot. It was so frequent that it became a part of […]

Me: Did you recognize your quotes in the book of quotes? Wife: Yes. They all said “wife”. Me: Right. I forgot. Me: What was that look? Wife: The “I’m gonna beat you.” Wife: If this childbirth thing isn’t as bad as I think it is we’re gonna have like 5 kids. Me: If this PARENTING […]

Today is MLK Day, the day where we honor one of the greatest Civil Rights leaders in American history and a man almost single-handedly responsible for paving the way for equality for minorities in this country. But have you ever wondered how and when MLK Day become a federal holiday? Here’s a brief history of […]

As shocking and as tragic as the capitol riot was, I have to admit that it wasn’t surprising. Not just because Trump’s rhetoric foreshadowed all of this, but because this sort of behavior is historically consistent with how we deal with things in America. I believe that the reason we saw what we saw in […]

You may have heard the idea that there are two Americas: one for white people and one for people of color. There are some really cool articles about that topic, but that’s not what I’m talking about here. When I say two Americas I mean that there is an America we believe exists and there’s […]

Photo credit: Getty Images I have problems with the Washington Riot But I want to make it clear what I have problems with. I’m not gonna list all the things that may or may not have been illegal. I’m not gonna talk about how significant it was that it happened in the capital. I’m not […]

Now that Joe Biden has won the election, you’re probably gonna be hearing a lot of talk about socialism descending upon us. This post isn’t about defending socialism or about trashing capitalism. My goal isn’t to say that socialism is good, but that the conversation surrounding it is confusing. So here’s 2 reasons why the […]