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<br />Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100916046698603774noreply@blogger.com42Washington, DC, USA38.9071923 -77.03687070000000938.7094713 -77.3595942 39.1049133 -76.714147200000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842913430005084521.post-43558423814044996972014-11-25T12:59:00.000-08:002014-12-10T20:14:41.253-08:00Ready Or Not: They're Ready, They're Coming!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At least twenty protesters participated in the die-in front of the Office of Police Complaints by McPherson Square<br />
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One by one they dropped to the ground with signs saying "Black And Brown Lives Matter" and "Demilitarize the Police". They laid there for four and a half minutes in front of the McPherson Square Metro. The four minutes represents the four and a half hours the body of 18-year-old Michael Brown lied dead on the ground in Ferguson, Missouri.<br />
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This was one of the many protests that are happening across the country after the public heard Ferguson's police officer Darren Wilson would not be indicted.<br />
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The DC Chapter of the <a href="http://byp100.org/">Black Youth Project 100</a> will hold protests for 28 hours. BYP100 said every 28 hours a black person dies at the hands of a vigilante or a police officer. The activist group will hold two more protest today while handing out letters that ask for a police review board.<br />
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Khadijah McCaskill the organizing chair of the BYP100 said the letter has a lists of demands that BYP would like to see implemented at the Office of Police Complaints.<br />
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"One of the main complaints and one of the main demands that we have is to create a citizen's review board or rather reinstate it because it was there before," said McCaskill "We'd like the citizen's review board to be reflective of D.C. as a whole, add communities that are adversely affected by police brutality."<br />
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McCaskill said in order to help eliminate incidents dealing with police brutality the black youth must "stay awake" and become aware. She said they must realize that this is "a movement not a moment" and that this movement requires a lot of persistence. <br />
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Jonathan Lykes held a bullhorn while explaining the demands that public officials need to meet in order to keep black youth safe. The groups call and response could be heard loud and clear. They said "We're Ready, We're Coming". Two of the members of BYP100 delivered the letter during the demonstration. Some of the agendas in the letter included demilitarizing law enforcement, increasing community oversight and accountability over law enforcement.<br />
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"We understand that this is a long-term strategy to undo the systemic and intuitional racism in our society. Point Blank. So that's what we're hear to declare, the love and the appreciation of black life. And we're here to call out institutional policies," said Lykes.<br />
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BYP100 said they are a non violent organization and they are strategic. The organization started at the Metro Police Department early this morning and they will go to the city council in the afternoon.<br />
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<br />Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100916046698603774noreply@blogger.com2Washington, DC, USA38.9071923 -77.03687070000000938.7094713 -77.3595942 39.1049133 -76.714147200000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842913430005084521.post-3152271255404318202014-10-03T17:12:00.000-07:002014-10-11T17:10:04.718-07:00Chatting 101: Intern Lunch with CEO Michael Elliot <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This morning, all of the ONE Campaign interns were invited to an intern lunch with the CEO, Michael Elliot. The lunch was insightful and Mr. Elliot discussed some of the things college professors may not hone in on when talking about success in your career. Elliot's mentions three important things that seem to be overlooked, but they make a big difference in your career choices. He said, sweat the small stuff, luck is important and remember to pay the rent/mortgage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Sweating the small stuff is understanding the little things that will be important to you in the workplace. The small things include the size of your workplace(large or small company), the timing of your commute, work attire and what you want your office to look like. These so called "small things" could make or break a job choice. It's almost the same things you think about when choosing a college. It's similar to wanting a small classroom setting, choosing live close to campus and wanting to be at a campus, which has activities nearby. It's the exact things that make you choose one college over the other. These small things that people overlook can be the reason they may loathe their job or they feel as though they don't fit it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Secondly, luck also known as coincidence. My supervisor discussed this with me yesterday. How it was luck when I asked about her job. Sometimes you meet the right person and they can open your eyes to a world wind of opportunities. My proffesor told me you have to be ready when you see an opportunity. Mr. Elliot added, that not only luck would get you to your next opportunity, but also being prepared. This personally resonated with me because there are plenty of times there's an opportunity being offered, but the timing of not having your life in order can stifle it. You can be so close, but you're missing other experiences that will make you the perfect fit for a job. Be prepared for the next opportunities you want and own your opportunities and be exceptional in the job you currently have. That's when luck happens, when you're ready to receive your next task in life because you are prepared to tackle it based on your past experiences.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Lastly, pay your rent/mortgage. This one is in my opinion most important because you always need to have your priorities in order. You can not fall behind in this area because it may put a hold or a burden on other tasks. But I also believe you shouldn't let the lack of money influence your dreams so much until they never become a reality.</span><br />
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Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100916046698603774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842913430005084521.post-17323047381980728372014-09-15T20:46:00.000-07:002014-09-16T12:29:05.241-07:00Returning To D.C.<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Hello Everyone,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">As you guys may know, I'm a Florida A&M University alumna. Upon graduation, I've applied to full-time jobs, paid internships and fellowships. I enjoyed living in D.C. last summer and I can finally say I will be returning to the city this year. I have just accepted the communications internship with The ONE Campaign. I wasn't expecting this organization to pick me because I was a little discouraged about other internships/jobs turning me down. I'm really excited to intern for The ONE Campaign and I look forward to helping this world become a better place through education and awareness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm hoping to grow as a person and to make lifelong connections. The hardest trial in life, especially in the age of technology is to be present. I vow to be present and open myself to all opportunities even the ones I feel I may not be ready to receive. The world does not wait to give you opportunities when you are ready. No one is ever truly ready, but they become comfortable and they understand the challenge. With understanding a challenge you must be able to find courage and be brave to accept a challenge. I encourage everyone today to take a leap of faith and apply positive energy and beliefs to actions that you would normally stray from because that represents growth. You have to push yourself in a direction that you have never been.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">At least nine tents with a total of 400 people filled the courtyard. Everyone was in unison and respectful for the lives lost on this tragic day in New York City. Thirteen years ago the world watched a horrific tragedy unfold on live television. About <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 19px;">3,000</span> flags represent of lives lost and broken hearts that were affected by this attack.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Lately, I have been drinking tea, which usually helps with getting rid of toxins. A detox for me is long overdue. Green tea by Yogi always clears my skin, but I used the last tea bag. When detoxing the liver is a vital organ that helps remove waste. I knew my liver was probably overworked and it was not functioning properly. I starting drinking a liver detox tea by <a href="http://lifestyleawarenessteas.com/dandy-liver-detox/">Lifestyle Awareness</a> and <a href="http://traditionalmedicinals.com/products/everyday-detox/">Everyday Detox</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I mixed both teas together and the results are fascinating. My skin began to change and cleared up in about an hour. I took a shower and my skin was moisturized, no longer patchy or flaky. Even though the tea produces astonishing result by classing the liver, i still need a heavier detox. My body is still backed up with toxins because it fluctuates between clear and dry. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Carol's Daughter Hair Milk has been one of my staples for three years. If anyone on campus (Florida A&M University) would ask me, "How do you twist your hair?" then I would reply, "Have you heard of Carol's Daughter?" It would just roll off my tongue effortlessly and I genuinely loved giving recognition to an African-American business owner who makes products for African-American hair textures. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">It was a way for me to give back to my community. I remember when Carol's Daughter started to expand and her brand was becoming well-known through artist endorsements. I was excited because I was growing with the company and I believed I help with spreading the word. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">But I do believe with all the recognition the product had ingredients or process changes. My body has a way of telling me about little changes and I react to them quickly. So, as soon as the hair milk increased in price for the same bottle and the smell of lemongrass was stronger, I knew something was different. I couldn't put my finger on it, but my hands started itching after I twisted my hair. My hands, the night after had small bubble marks with liquid. After the bubbles burst they would create red marks. Some spots on my hands were rough and dark with scaly skin patches. It was a disaster, but my hair looked healthy, while my hands were dry and brittle. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I checked the ingredients and compared the old hair milk to the new one, everything was the same. Gloves became my best friend as I twisted my hair. They were the protectant from the damaging hair milk. I tried every situation except for stop using the product. It was hard and my hands were looking worse than usual. The side effects of the hair milk lasted longer every time I used it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">If I gave up the product, then how would I do my hair? I tried Shea Moisture's Hair Milk. It had the same effect but less detrimental and itchy. I searched YouTube and Google for recipes to make natural hair milk. A few pages on Google had too many ingredients and others had breakdowns that were too in depth. I needed a quick recipe. I combined oils I knew my hair was used to with oils suggested on social media.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">At first, I was unsure if this would work. I thought all of the oils and butters would probably create a mess that wouldn't resemble hair milk or my hair would have a greasy texture. But I was wrong, my mixture came out perfect with the same effects as Carol's Daughter. I had shine, soft twists but great looking hands. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mix all of these oils and butters until it becomes a milky consistency. Butters must be melted down before adding the rest of the oils. It's best to let ingredients cool for about 30 minutes to an hour. The cooling method allows the oils to solidify and become thick. You must stir the liquid until it becomes milky. I store my hair milk in a travel size bottle. If you're storing this in a bottle it's best to get a funnel to avoid a mess.</span><br />
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mostly women waiting to hear from the male panelists. The moderator Marc Lamont
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<span style="font-family: Times;">The panelists discussed the questions they face as
African-American male actors in Hollywood. Bishop said as an actor the
question is "Who are you as a man and what you're willing to do as a
character." Hill said the types of roles the actors are faced with seem to
be stereotypical to the black community. The actors agreed stating the movies
that glorify gang culture are the ones that make the most money in Hollywood.
Hardwick said the industry can bully you and that acting is a little
submissive. "As I man I've seen it. Even though it's apart of the black
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Hill dug deeper and explored the gap between the
older actors and the actors who are up and coming. Bishop said in the
African-American community we don't reach back and help others after we have
made it. He quotes lyrics from Lil' Wayne's Tie My Hands, "But they talk
that freedom at us and they don't even leave a ladder, damn.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Marc Lamont Hill alongside Morris Chestnut and Omari Hardwick discuss the roles of actors in the community</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">The actors say they are looking for help from seasoned actors and
sometimes that is the hardest thing to find. The veteran actors sometimes look
at the up and coming actors and believe they are not doing enough to uplift the
community. Hill said the older actors were more than just artists and they
impacted the community. "We have a whole generation of elders who are
becoming ancestors quickly. They weren't just celebrities they were freedom
fighters," said Hill. The panelists were asked if there’s a correlation between
an actor and a freedom fighter. "You can't be a great actor if you're not
an activist," said Hardwick. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Bishop said he always speaks out for injustices or on racial issues. He
said, “You can tell if you follow me on Twitter. I always say something.” The
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Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100916046698603774noreply@blogger.com0Metropolitan Pavillion40.7127837 -74.00594130000001840.3275957 -74.651388300000022 41.0979717 -73.360494300000013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842913430005084521.post-51776344745516536812014-05-28T13:10:00.000-07:002014-06-27T10:46:07.802-07:00When I Heard Maya For The First Time<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">My mother loves audio books and as a child I remember going to the Yonkers Public Library picking out books. I'd be in my section of the young children books and she'd be in her own section. This had to be in the 90s because I heard Maya Angelou for the first time on a cassette. No one's voice made me feel so much emotion. I laughed, I was fearful and I was sad when I heard her story. I remember Maya telling her feelings and not holding her tongue. She was sharp and that's when I knew she'd be one of my favorite writers. She was bold, as she told her story of living in poverty with her son and she was strong when she realized she had to make a change. She was an artist, a singer, a dancer and a writer. She was legendary because she broke boundaries. How was so fearless? Oh, and she was intelligent. She was everything I wanted to be and I admired her for being comfortable with herself, an inspiration and wisdom like no other.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So, today when I read on CNN and social media that she had died at 86 years old, I was hurt. But I knew she had lived her purpose and she had touched souls and she had given joy. She helped cultivate minds and enhanced people spirits. Most importantly, she taught people how to live.</span><br />
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percent of U.S. graduates are not prepared for the global economy, according to
Florida A&M English professor and Quality Enhancement Program director, Dr.
Genye H. Boston. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Critical
thinking is being able to look at something, analyze that information, process
it and make a decision. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Boston said employers
are looking for college graduates who can think and read critically.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Department of Labor</a>, employers
are looking to hire people who can effectively asset problems and find
solutions. Having critical thinking skills shows that someone has good judgment
and communicates ideas while making decisions. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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two weeks, <a href="http://www.famu.edu/graduatestudies/">The Graduate Studies and Research</a> office will conduct seminars to help
students prepare for professional development. Boston’s seminar on Thursday
focused on how to critical think and read for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“This class is
fundamental because critical thinking isn’t something that is typically taught,”
Boston said. “You know if you look at most degree programs, undergraduate
degree programs there’s not a critical thinking major.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The answer to
why so many American students don’t think critically has fallen on their
education system, according to Richard Arum’s book “<span style="color: #262626; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College
Campuses.</span>” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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American students lagging behind. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I think it’s partly due to reading and reading
comprehension may not have been really emphasized at the secondary level for
some students,” said Boston. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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critically reading. Students must understand that in order to earn a good score
on the GRE test they must study and understand the material. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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or how it formatted and that can really pose a problem,” said Boston.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sergelyn Saint-Jean, a FAMU senior social work student from
South Florida said, he feels confident that he’s ready and plans on taking the
GRE next week. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I was happy that I was there because I just got the booklet
and the CDs but I hadn’t got one-on-one training yet,” Saint-Jean said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“So, I learned a lot.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Merissa Evans, a graduating political science and pre-law senior
from Monticello, Fla., learned it’s important to skim through the questions
before you read a passage and look for key words when reading.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“You should skim through the questions so you could see what
they’re looking for because they try to throw in a lot of distraction choices
during the question,” said Evans.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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GRE they have to be an effective thinker. Boston goes in depth to the main
problems students have when they don’t know how to think critically on
standardized test. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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understanding the question, retaining information, understanding vocabulary and
reading comprehension,” said Boston. “It’s one of the skills sets you’re forced
to enhance. ”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100916046698603774noreply@blogger.com0Tallahassee, FL, USA30.4382559 -84.28073289999997530.2192779 -84.60345639999997 30.6572339 -83.95800939999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842913430005084521.post-78233037613008190292014-01-28T08:36:00.000-08:002014-09-15T08:40:40.621-07:00Yoga Gangsters Visits an HBCU <div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">Florida A&M is
the first university that offers the Yoga Gangsters certificate. Terri Cooper,
the founder of Yoga Gangsters offered students a free two-day workshop at FAMU
recreation center over the weekend. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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about twenty students learned basic yoga poses and they became in touch with
their own personal trauma. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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non-profit organization that empowers the youth in inner cities through
practicing yoga. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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organization after accepting her past dealing with drugs and an unstable
childhood. She struggled with an addiction and she was a chain smoker. In her
late thirties she was bartending on South Beach and realized her life needed to
change. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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life…I hit rock bottom for a moment. I found yoga and it helped me get my life
together and it helped me find my purpose,” said Cooper. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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started after Cooper became a yoga teacher and she wanted to give back to kids
who grew up with the same upbringing as herself. She started volunteering at
jails and schools and her classes started getting bigger.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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it with kids just like me, kids that had a lot of abuse or trauma in their past
and kids that didn’t know how to manage themselves,” said Cooper. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">Kimi Walker, a FAMU alumna and student health services health
educator took the Yoga Gangster training in Miami. </span>Walker said she was
the only African-American woman within her age group in the training. Cooper
says most of the people in her training are yoga teachers, schoolteachers, case
workers, people in trauma and people in non-profit organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Walker said she was drawn to Cooper’s studio 305 Yoga
because “They had a karma yoga program, the yoga of self-service, and apart
that was her non-profit Yoga Gangsters.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">She said, “I called Ms. Tanya Tatum up and I told her I went
through certification and I told her about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We have to bring this to FAMU. We have to get more African-Americans
involved in yoga. ”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">She said, “I thought FAMU is a really great place for it.
I’m really excited that we’re the first university. I’m really excited that
we’re the first HBCU and hopefully in the future they’ll be able to branch out
to more HBCUs”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Participates were encourage to push boundaries with their
bodies and to become self aware with their personal issues. “We never allow
ourselves to be in our emotions,” Cooper said. “Our society doesn’t allow us to
process it(emotions) We start to pile it on.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">During training participates engage in an activity called
the inner circle where the person can address their inner everyday battles
through non-verbal communication.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
activity allows people to vent and realize that they are not the alone in their
life experiences.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">Brittany Claybrooks,
a graduating senior in health care management at FAMU from Detroit, MI
said the training excited her and that she began to become more self-aware.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“I guess it forced me to relate to people but it also forced
me to be honest about my situation to complete strangers and sometimes that’s
not always the easiest especially since you’re on campus…,”said Claybrooks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Walker hopes participates can bring the training back to their
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Cooper said, “This is the future of our program. If we can
get this on more college campuses, I think that would be great. I mean that’s a
dream come true and to be at an HBCU is even more profound.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The "Twerk Scholarship" awarded a college student with a $50,000 check. The title alone would make students look elsewhere if they were not interested in twerking for tuition. Some may be desperate and upload a twerk video in hopes of winning the money. Others may look to the rules and dismiss the title. If you look on the website and read the rules submissions are for students (up to 25 years old) in school for the year 2014/2015 and they must be a resident of one of the 50 states. Juicy J uploaded a video on WorldStarHipHop.com explaining the rules. He told applicants to submit a video no longer than five minutes explaining why they deserved the scholarship. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Today Juicy J has picked the winner for the "Twerk Scholarship" but did she have to twerk? No, she did not the Florida biology student decided to read the rules. Juicy J posted a video of the winner, 19-year-old, Zaire Holmes. She will use this scholarship for the cost of her labs and medical school. Look at her video submission. </span></div>
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I'm taking the upper level graphics class which teaches Adobe Illustrator, Indesign and Photoshop. My assignment this week was retouching our own photos, which was really fun.<br />
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My parents are graphic designers so I grew up watching my father retouch photos and watching my mom design layouts. They graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and they have a company Creations, which specializes in business cards, posters and photo retouching.<br />
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One of my friends who is a graphic design student said my photo looked really good. She suggested I practice some more and start charging for retouching photos.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Freedman is a journalist, author and a Columbia University </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1; white-space: pre-wrap;">professor</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1; white-space: pre-wrap;"> who has written six nonfiction books and he runs his own writing seminar every spring. “Breaking the Lines” is Freeman’s first book on sports. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This book focuses on former FAMU football coach, Jake Gaither and Gambling University’s former football coach Eddie Robinson during the 1967 Orange Blossom Classic. It captures unlikely heroes of the civil rights movement through the eyes of football.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“If you can make a social change through football in the south you can change the world,”said </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1; white-space: pre-wrap;">Freedman. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1; white-space: pre-wrap;">“It was a great honor and sacred trust...these athletes and coaches of HBCUs made great contributions to the movement.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The panelist were Eddie Jackson, sports historian; Ken Riley, rattler quarterback; Bobby Lang, former Rattler track coach, and Dr. Beverly Barber, former chair health, physical education and recreation department.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Eddie Jackson was a 26-year-old journalist during the 1960s and he remembers when the Tallahassee Democrat didn’t cover FAMUs away games. "The press said 'Jake is a good coach but he’s a good black coach'," said Jackson. He said FAMU vs. Gambling University was “the most important game in black college football.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 29, 1969, the first football game between a historically black college and a predominately white university was in Tampa. There were 45,000 to 50,000 people in attendance. “It was a lot for us as a people to have won that game,” </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1; white-space: pre-wrap;">said </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dr. Barber.</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1; white-space: pre-wrap;"> She said there were no riots at the University of Tampa there were only black fists in the air. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “There’s a lot of history among our panelists. I had no idea about the extend of their contributions they made through history,”said F</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1; white-space: pre-wrap;">reedman.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Michael Smith, interim athletic director commended the panelists for overcoming their struggles and being fearless. “They realized there were opportunities for us as they broke the lines then we can connect the dots for greater opportunities.” He said the coaches were visionaries and they were not only looking at what was in front of them but what was ahead of them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">While dinning at a Cuban restaurant the waiter ask does anyone have food allergies. I am always hesitate when eating at restaurant because the choices tend to dwindle when you're basically allergic to everything and your allergy test is five pages long including trees on the list. I end up eating salads and I watch others eat flavorful meals with sauces. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">It seems as though the food industry is changing and allergies are becoming an epidemic in a lot of children. One in 13 children have a food allergy and the numbers are rising according to an NPR's Buffalo Station. There are numerous vegan restaurants and I found an organic chinese food place near Woodley Park Metro. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">There is hope for people with severe food allergies and that we can eat like everyone else and order foods that are tasteful with desserts that taste yummy without wheat. A vegan/vegetarian place in Columbia Heights has delicious cupcakes that didn't make me breakout in and turn my stomach in knots with harsh pain. I've blogged about this place before, Sticky Fingers bakery. </span><br />
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<br />Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100916046698603774noreply@blogger.com0College Park, MD, USA38.9896967 -76.93776000000002638.9403352 -77.018441000000024 39.039058200000007 -76.857079000000027tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842913430005084521.post-62008100452847324632013-08-05T12:00:00.000-07:002013-08-10T15:07:12.974-07:00DC Summer: We're Going To The ZooIt's been awhile since I've went to the zoo. It's been years to be exact and the only time I remember was in elementary. A starfish was the only animal I remember touching. It's was pink, rough, sticky like suction cups but beautiful. So I woke up this morning and said it's free so why not and besides this was apart of my exploration phase of the summer.<br />
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DC's Redline takes you directly to the Woodley Park Zoo in Washington, DC. It's about a ten minute walk from Woodley Park Metro Stop and it's acoss from 7-eleven store. I advise you to buy water and snacks from 7-eleven because the zoo is expensive.<br />
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If you are parents you will drop a pretty penny for ice cream, hamburgers or wraps for you dehydrated and hungry child. I broke down and bought an icea cream for $4.25 and that was painful as I swiped my card. The zoo is fairly large and it's free admission but if you would like to purchase a map then it's $2.00. Not bad for that price especially if you don't want to wonder and you know what animals you want to see.<br />
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After I purchased the map I wondered why I paid for it because there are sign everywhere pointing in various directions to see specific animals. But I'll look at the purchase as a souvenir even though I only look at the map when it was time to leave. I could't remember which way I came, maybe it was the dehydration. Overall I had fun looking at the animals.<br />
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1. Bring food/coolers into the zoo to save money<br />
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4. Go to the zoo when it's not as hot in humid. Animals are sleep on hot and humid days.<br />
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Fruitvale station is a heart wrenching movie that causes you to think about the action you are taking as individuals to protect your rights as citizens. The movie evoked human emotions and makes feel like you know Oscar Grant. You understand who he was at that moment in his life.<br />
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You understand that this man was a father of a young girl. you understand a mother will never see her son and a grandmother will never see her grandson. You understand that twenty-two is too young to die. Too young to die by an officer who was trained to protect civilians.<br />
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If people die at the hands of someone who is trained to use a gun effectively to ensure the safety of others, how safe are we? When someone has a gun no one can say anything because they are afraid. A gun holds the power of life or death, injury and harm and none of that can be changed after the trigger is pulled. A gun cannot be stopped unless it enters an object.<br />
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The gun keeps entering the head, heart and back of the young minds who have not begun to effest change in the world. They have not reached their potential, their destiny was not finished. Their soul was taken on a platform, taken on the way to their wedding and taken in their car, life was stripped away because of a badge.<br />
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What is a badge? A badge should not be able to play Russian roulette on a young men's life. A badge is not God. A badge should help yet a badge shows a different side to young males in their daily lives as they board trains, drive cars and walk home. The normal activities must be done with precision and extra precaution because the badge is the law. And the law is the way of life and momma said obey the law.<br />
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