Getting accepted into ONE Ivy League school is a notable accomplishment. Kwasi Enin got accepted into all of them. Yes, you read it right. Enin, a 17-year-old senior at William Floyd High School in Mastic, New York, got a scholastic royal flush by getting accepted by Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia, Cornell, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, Yale, and finally, Harvard. Enin is a first-generation American, whose parents, both nurses, emigrated from Ghana.…
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Hello, beauties. I’m working on some good stuff for you. Stay tuned! For now, here is the 14th installment of “Beautiful People. Beautiful Things.” segment. . . Our Beautiful People – Photo by Nia Langley Our Beautiful People – Photo by Nia Langley Don Benjamin – Photo by Leonardo Corredor Our Beautiful People – Photo by Nia Langley Rob Evans Our Beautiful People – Photo by Nia Langley Fana Tesfagiorgis…
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Custom QUEEN bow-tie and custom NIA ring by Mr. Talented Material: Bananagrams So my friend Jonathan wears ties every Tuesday. After seeing his #tietuesday hashtag on Instagram weekly, I decided to follow suit. All I have are bow-ties, though (two bow-ties at the time I decided to start); so I decided to do bow-tie tuesday every Tuesday. The difference between my choices of bow-ties and others’ is the material. Anybody…
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Warning: The following post contains stereotypes and overgeneralizations. So you’re a good girl who likes bad boys, but you don’t know why. You know he’s no good for you, but you date him anyway. You don’t understand. But before you start smoking, drinking, and wearing leather, let me share five reasons why bad boys are irresistible and why you should resist. Steve Boyd by Ryan Orange Bad boys are hot. Let’s be…
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Happy Monday, folks. I wanted to share something amazing with you. theroadtoanywhere.com Below is a video of a (then) 4-year-old elephant named Suda. In the video, Suda paints a picture of herself and signs her name . . . with her trunk . . . by herself! This all takes place at the Maetaeng Elephant Camp in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Watch: I’ve never seen something so incredible in all of…
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If you follow me on Instagram, you would know that I’ve been singing Lupita Nyong’o’s praises. Nyong’o’s role as Patsey in 12 Years a Slave has gotten her nominated for several awards. This beautiful Yale School of Drama alum has made an incredible fashion statement this past week. I simply wanted to show three of the gowns she wore this week, all of which I loved. Nyong’o wore this Ralph…
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Today, I mourn the loss of a dear friend named Clay. I met Clay over three years ago in Los Angeles, California. He was such a beautiful soul. He was full of effervescence, and he gave life and positive energy to everybody around him. Clay was “groomed for greatness,” as his father puts it. He was ready to change the world and inspired others to do the same. It’s crazy…
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Happy Monday, beauties! I haven’t done a “Beautiful People. Beautiful Things.” post in several months, so here is the 13th installment! For those who may have forgotten, in this feature, I post ten photos that inspire me in some capacity. I try to give credit where credit is due, but if I don’t, you see a disclaimer at the bottom of this post. Enjoy… AJ Rafael Curtis Stone Las Vegas…
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I’ve been stifled for the past several months. School and clubs (and hopefully work) sate stifling the art. The things in which I take the most joy are suffering because of my demanding college experience. Because of my academic “distraction,” NIA SPEAKS is no longer in its prime, Our Beautiful People isn’t flowing the way I would’ve wished, creative writing has been paused, and my musical growth has been stunted.…
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Thirty years ago, in 1983, a Syracuse University student named Vanessa Williams became the first African-American to win Miss America. Yesterday (15 September), a Syracuse University student named Nina Davuluri became the first Indian-American to win Miss America. I’ve never followed the competition too closely, but I was made aware of Davuluri’s win via Facebook. On my timeline, one of my high school classmates posted a status that said, “An…
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