Monthly Archives: July, 2012

Let me be patient, let me…

Let me be patient, let me be kind
Make me unselfish without being blind

Lauryn Hill- Tell Him(Based off of 1 Corinthians 13:4)

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The Importance of Literature to the American Youth

America’s youth seems to be a reality show crazed, texting addicted, social network loving generation. Gone are the days when children actually read for their enjoyment and leisure. Instead most kids groan when their teacher introduces a new class book. Instead of the reading the book and looking at the author’s words the way they …

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My Journey: Falling In Love With My Hair

Back in 2009 was the first time in my life that I really noticed women deciding to wear their natural hair texture. Out of curiosity I began to stumble upon websites like naturallycurly.com and curlynikki.com. Wearing natural hair was an idea that seemed foreign and oddly incorrect to me at the time.Like many other black …

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My Introduction

I figure I’ll use the first post to introduce myself and discuss this blog thing somewhat more in depth. First off my name is Karen and I am an 18 soon to be 19 years old sophomore in college who is majoring in English Education. Growing up I always wanted to be a writer, I …

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