Is February too late to talk about resolutions? I mean, January felt like a trial month anyway, so let's get into it.

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How many times have you waited to be inspired in order to do something you've wanted to do for some time now? Yeah, let's get into it. 

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Black Excellence is nice and all but I can't get down with how the concept uses a Black person's accomplishments to measure their worth as a person. Nah. 

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What's happening in Flint and Jackson are both results of a thing called, Environmental Racism. Let's get informed on what that means and how it impacts Black communities across the country. 

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https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/the-trump-administration-finds-that-environmental-racism-is-real/554315/ ,

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Have you ever thought about our obsession with struggle and "getting it out the mud"? Well, I have. Let's talk about it. 

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Let's talk about how railroads and highways uprooted and segregated Black communities. In the 19th century, the railroad system was used as a means to keep Black communities away from White ones with the highway systems following that model shortly after. 

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Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/07/16/how-railroads-highways-and-other-man-made-lines-racially-divide-americas-cities/

NPR: https://www.npr.org/2021/04/07/984784455/a-brief-history-of-how-racism-shaped-interstate-highways

Deborah Archer: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3539889

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Let's talk about the hierarchy in Black women's beauty standards. Spoiler alert: You may not like this one but I still love you. 

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Contrary to popular belief, I don't think money is the greatest currency. I believe that time is our greatest currency and our biggest asset. Unfortunately, we don't appreciate the value of our time until after it's passed. 

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For the people that feel like things are oversaturated... this one is for you. 

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All of my fellow perfectionist, come to the front of the room. It's time we have a chat...

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Chile.... Let's discuss P-Valley and Sweet Life.

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