Does Race Really Matter?

Is race still relevant in the year 2011? At first glance, one might think, "No. We have came a long way." My question is, how many of you wake up everyday knowing what your race is? Does it even cross your mind? When you see a person, do you see their race first?

Well apparently race is still a big deal to some people. For example, what is this issue going on with Halle Berry and the father of her child? He doesn't want his child to be labeled "black". Halle believes in the one drop rule and therefore categorizes her child as "black." I think that Halle should realize that her and her daughter are two different people. For her to label her child as black is basically ignoring the child's father race and his history.

I think that not only does race separate a society, it also links certain groups together. How are you affected by race?

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What has happened to our youth?

Yesterday, I was on the train coming from class, and was startled as to what I was forced to witness. A group of young black teens were on the train talking loud, cursing and overall just being extremely ignorant. "Man its too many white people on this train. Take me back to College Park." All I could do was shake my head and turn my IPOD up a little louder. As I did that, I sat back and pbserved other people's reactions to these teens convo as they sat there talking about their gang creed amongst other things. The white people looked very uncomfortable and the older black people looked like they were ready to pounce on the teens. My question is, what makes it okay to be ignorant? I texted many friends yesterday regarding the issue and most people replied, "they don't any better." Huh? How hard is to carry yourself with some form of dignity besides being a representative of the newest gang? As a young black female, I decided a long time ago to try and never be a statistic. Yes I am from College Park (southside of Atl), but at least I know how to act like I have some sense. Being loud and ghetto is far from attractive and it is beyond me why some youth think it is okay. You should always want more for yourself and be willing to learn new things regardless of where you come from. The whole time I was on the train, I wanted to hold up a sign saying, "Attention, not all black youth act like this." Before I can blame youth, I must blame their parents. Why aren't black parents teaching their children how to act right? And why does it have to be "acting?" Oh how could I forget? Parents aren't raising our kids. The media is, i.e. BET, MTV, local radio, video games. etc. SMH That's a whole 'nutha story......

Drive & Purpose

What drives your life? Everyone in life is driven by something. The dictionary defines drive as "to control, to direct, or to control". With that being said, I ask you again, what drives your life? Are you driven by fear, materialism, guilt, hope or perhaps motivation? I want you to think about your purpose in life? What are you really here for? Knowing your purpose in life not only adds motivation and meaning, but it also simplifies and focuses your life. Today I challenge you to seriously think about what drives your life and are you truly following your purpose?

Incompetent Employers

Have you ever worked for somebody and couldn't help but think, "Who hired this guy?" If so, then you are probably living my life.

Everyday I go to work, I have to pray first and ask God to give me the strength to deal with the crap that I know is bound to emerge while at work. I work at a restaurant, and we are ALWAYS running out of something. Most recently, we ran out of straws so the manager went to the store and has us serving the guests unwrapped straws. I've been embarrassed to work at this particular restaurant before, but my embarrassment reached its climax that day. Not only were the straws unwrapped, but they were the colorful bendy ones that people serve at a barbeque.

Never in my life have I worked somewhere the manager didn't do an inventory check EVERYDAY. This manager never knows we are about to run out of something until its gone.

With this said, i honestly feel that it is a requirement to be incompetent at all times. Do you work at a place where you feel that you are smarter or more qualified than the person above you?

Library Crisis: What's Really Going on?

I don't really visit my local library branch considering I'm in college. I normally just use the library at my college or I use the Internet on my laptop. Unfortunately, a few weeks ago I was forced to abandon my precious laptop because my Internet service was not working.

As a child, I can remember those special trips to the library. I used to be so excited to the point where it felt like a field trip. I use to stop by the computers and play a fun learning game such as Arthur, and then go searching through the books to find one that I like.

Well I guess that those days are long gone. Of course, they still have the childeren section, but what about those who are not children? I needed to use the computer to print off some items. When I walked into the library, I noticed that baout the 65% of the adult computers were gone. With all the computers gone, this leaves a person like myself having to wait an hour or more just to use a computer. I asked one of the librarians what happened and her reply was, "the county took them." Huh? The county took them? Is the recession that bad that the government has to take computers out or libraries? What's next, the schools?

My main question is really, where is the tax money going?

first blog....

I decided to go the Communication Department at GSU to find something to blog about.
While out on my adventure, I came across Mike Cooper.

Mike Cooper works at the Communication Department as an advisor. He is a senior here at GSU and a Spanish major with a concentration in International Business.

I asked Mike what was something interesting about working as an advisor in the Communication Department, he responded, "I get to meet new people everyday. I don't routines, I like to do new things everyday."

I also asked Mike how important it is for people to learn another language other than their native language. He said, "It is very important. North America is bad about assuming that everyone should speak English."

I found Mike to be interesting. I agree that learning another language is essential in life.

What language do you speak other than your native, and what are your thoughts about Americans needing to step out their comfort zones and learn another language?