Plan B: Thank you for letting me open up
Thank you for reading what I have to say and for the support you’ve shown. We have so much time ahead of us to learn and change.
State of the Art: Art isn’t art if it’s safe and my favorite exhibits prove that
It’s difficult to fathom how different my life would be without art, but I do know one thing: Art has never made me feel safer, but it has made me better.
From The Top: With my last column, I am finally finishing what I started
As much as I hate letting things go, it’s time to move on.
To Pen a Butterfly: Celebrating my grandmother’s legacy
My grandmother’s life mattered tremendously to those in Thomasville, many of whom packed the pews at Friendship Baptist Church for her homegoing celebration.
Honest To Pod: From pod to Pineapple: Podcasts and I have a long history together
It was this semester at USC that I made the transition — from podcast connoisseur to podcaster. I still continue to talk and write about podcasts all the time (this column is a good example), but I finally found myself behind the mic this semester.
At Song Last: I find joy in being ahead of the trend
I developed a general interest in music this past semester, partly so I could talk with my apartment mate who constantly blasts all the popular hits on his Beats Pill.
Kitty Corner: The books I loved growing up are sentimental, sacred objects
It’s not enough to say that these books hold a special place in my heart. They are the tangible embodiment of an ephemeral time, the happiest time of my life, that exists only in the memory of a select few.
From The Top: Lamar’s Pulitzer win is a step forward for the music industry
I cannot emphasize enough how important Lamar’s win is for the music industry.
To Pen a Butterfly: Why I’ll be rooting for rapper Wale over everyone else in 2018
Like many of my favorite artists, Wale’s music has remained in my rotation because of a specific memory tied to the material.
In-Transit: Summer vacation is time that should be cherished
I’ve resolved that I’m going to try and make my next few summers something worth remembering.