By Deven Patton

When I was in the third grade, my favorite color was blue. One day in class, a boy told me that my favorite color should be pink because pink is a girl color and blue is a boy color. I was highly offended because I never liked pink.

By Takiyah Larkin

In today’s society, many of the black youth segregate and judge each other based on their skin tone. 

By Jordan Collins
Popularity, a subject we are all familiar with. It rules social circles and controls our capitalist culture. Popularity shapes our economy and what we value. Read more...

 It all started 5th grade black history month assembly. It was my first time performing in front of a huge crowd. I didn’t know what to expect but I was looking forward to the opportunity. I was singing the black national anthem, and I was first on the program. All my peers were cheering me on. As soon as I grabbed the microphone, my body started shaking and so did my voice. I starred into the crowd and all I could see was my whole elementary school staring at me. I had soon realized I wasn’t ready for this event. Read more...

 By Deven

When I first started wearing eyeliner I was 14 years old. It quickly became a habit and after a while I felt like I couldn’t leave the house without wearing it, like many girls do. Recently I have been wearing liquid eyeliner, but after a while my eyes became irritated.

My entire life, I’ve heard, “you’ve got to have many things going for yourself” or “be well rounded”, and other comments that implied i should have multiple talents. From conselours to friends, the idea of having a lot, doing a lot, and being a lot was rooted in every sentence they said. I always thought being dope at poetry, dance, and music production was sufficient enough, but once the consistent boasting about having a car and a job began, i found myself applying to drivers ed and foot locker. 

By Elias Cazessusu

==SPOILER ALERT==

Iron Man 3 was released May 3rd 2013.  Read more...

By Osondu Harambe

My love for music all started on the thirteenth of April. My parents played a lot of music. Growing up music began to grab my attention. I fell in love with hip-hop and R&B.

By Teresa Nguyen 

Oakland Military Institute College Prepatory Academy (OMI) is not what I expected it to be. When I had my interview with OMI, there were so many requirements in order to get into the school. We had to attend summer camp for 7-8 days, memorize the Cadet Creed, National Anthem, and on top of that, we had to take a written test in order to be officially an OMI cadet.

Facebook is a drama website, I really dislike it. I don’t like the drama period. It seems like people use Facebook to be something their actually not.