Who Are You When Faced With Trials?

Have you ever heard that saying that you know who you really are when you’re faced with hard times? I think it’s unfair to say we’re who we really are when we’re faced with the hardest situation we’ve faced to date. Being faced with trials, although it's a constant of life, is tasking for everyone.…

June Got Me Into Formation

There are no words for what these past few weeks have been, except — a rollercoaster. It's been a social upheaval rollercoaster filled with wins and losses. An emotional rollercoaster as I grieved the senseless and unjust deaths of Black women and men, meanwhile, I celebrated the beauty of my heritage—being African, Nigerian, Afro-American. A…

Living My Best [Quarantine] March

Welp! We're in quarantine. It's almost impossible to talk about life these days without addressing the hippopotamus in the room — COVID-19. The coronavirus has been a humbling moment for basically everyone in the entire world. Almost no one is exempt from this time of social distancing/quarantine. It is easy to despair during this time…