Trapper Keeper

Christmas Movie Marathon:

How long can lovers stand to prove they were right?

Why did I fold my hand?

Why choose another fight?

How long would we have gone to know we shouldn’t stay?

I saw you walk the wire.

I watched you burn away

Somehow it moved me

Your love has powers over me

Oh what dream is this?

Somehow it towers over me.

Send your love to move me

My world has powered over me

In perfect ruins

Somehow it towers over me.

Who said we had it all?

Our hearts no longer lie

Who knew the veil would fall?

Who’d guess that we would cry?

What more were we to do?

Two souls who had their fill

Your love it keeps me here

You keep me wondering still

Somehow it moved me

Your love has powers over me

Oh what dream is this?

Somehow it towers over me.

Send your love to move me

My world has powered over me

In perfect ruins

Lift your head now. The storm is gone

And all we’ll breathe

Is hopeful song.

Raise a hand

To feel for Rain

The walls are fallen

And weathers changed.

Blessed figures

All set in stone:

Gone to hide in shade

All the mountains

We rush to climb:

I have seen them fade

We are all afraid

To see

We are all afraid

To go free.

The darker shadows

Did find me weak

I called to the heavens

To look for peace.

“Rage and Hunger!

I ran the night,

Till Love and Wonder

Made something right.”

Soaring dreams

that left their hands

I have seen them fall

And worldly fathers I longed to reach

I can hear them call

Maybe I’m afraid

To see

Maybe I’m afraid

To go free.

As we walk through life

We look up

We look up

As we walk through life

We look up

“You don’t look African”

Considering Africa is a continent with 54 different countries and over 3000 different ethnic groups, it really shouldn’t surprise people that there is no one set look for an African. 

Afar people:

San people:

Amazigh people:

Oromo people:

Hausa people:

Masai people:

Edo people:

Wodaabe people:

These are just 8 of the over 3000 ethnic groups in Africa, and you can already see how beautiful and varied the people of Africa are.

In honor of 19-year-old Simone Biles being named Woman Of The Year by ESPN. 

She won a record four gold medals at the Olympics. She’s untouchable!

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, honored guests, and the Vassar class of 2017. Just saying that aloud made me feel old. Class of 2017? Most of y'all were born after dark-skinned Aunt Viv left the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. That’s wild.

I want to first thank you for allowing me to be a part of such a special moment in your lives. I am honored, privileged, and a bit in disbelief that you asked me of all people to give this address. I try not to have feelings, and I’m going to do my best not to cry today, but no promises.

I’m here to stand in the gap between you and your parents and guardians and any other elders in your lives that you stopped listening to because you thought they were wack and out of touch. I remember being in your shoes not TOO long ago, and it is my fervent prayer that something that I say here today will help you avoid some of the mess I went through. To be honest I’m a little nervous, but I figured there was no way could this be worse than when Betsy DeVos went down to Bethune-Cookman, so let’s get started. As you transition to life after Vassar the changes will be both inevitable and swift, so I’d like to begin by giving you some well-intentioned advice and warning you about the continued process of becoming an adult.