Hey everyone! I am back! I have not blogged in quite some time but I am excited about blogging in this new year.

I just finished up school this past December and I officially have my undergraduate degree! Yay! It feels really good to be done however it opens up a world of possibilities for me as I move forward. I am excited and nervous all at the same time.

On another note, I finished watching an episode of “Momma’s boys” which I usually watch on Monday nights as I usually rush home to watch it.  Well, after watching tonight’s episode  I am no longer a fan of the show. NBC allowed for the airing of blatant racism which put African-American women in a dismal light. 

For those who are not familiar with the show, it is about three guys and their momma’s who live in a house with 32 girls(initially), to help their son pick a woman in whom they think would be a good match. Well there is one mom in particular who makes it clear that she does NOT want her son dating/marrying interracially. It came to a head tonight when she caught her son and Misty (a black woman) in the hot tube together. She blew up and said some horrible things about Black women which were very offensive. This just goes to show that some people in this great country still chose to segregate themselves as a way to protect/seperate themselves from the “Outside” world. This is sad and and makes me sick. It’s only because people chose to segregate themselves that we still have these so-called “culture” differences. I wish people would wake-up! We share a common culture but do not focus on our similarities, but rather our differences. This is quite baffling to me and is somewhat of a new phenomena to me. Growing up in East Orlando Florida, there were so many different types of people and racial minorities. We all lived together and celebrated and learned of each others background. Because of this we all shared a common culture as people in a community. The White guy down the street was no different culturally from the Asian Girl down the street, from the black guy around the corner. When I moved to “the south” I was awakened to segregation and bigotry which I had not experienced previously. 

I have grown a lot from my experiences and I now consider myself a more well-rounded person. There are days when I wished I had stayed in my bubble in order to avoid the pain I have experienced, but all in all I have a better view of the world and can now empathize with those who have struggled with injustice and hatred.

Anyway, I do have hope that this country will continue to evolve and develop in our race relations so that our children can have a better tomorrow.

Peace.