Trayvon Martin:No Justice, No Peace

I know I shared with you all about the march for Trayvon in my Spring Break post but I wanted to talk about the adrenaline I felt while marching in downtown Chicago on that rainy and gloomy Wednesday afternoon. This was the first time ever that I have experienced something as empowering as this. I mean just to see people come out in the pouring rain to stand up for someone who didn't have a chance to speak for himself was profound and it spoke volumes. And as everyone knows, Chicago isn't the best place in the world especially not the safest but just to know that when something goes wrong within the world or the community, there are still people out there who will stand and fight for what is right. I mean I was so proud and so empowered that day that I didn't care who seen me with my clenched fist screaming, "No justice, no peace" or "Justice for Trayvon!" I was black and proud, and loving it, not too mention I had my afro puff out. Man, it was just awesome too do that and even more awesome that young kids were out there doing it too. As far as justice for Trayvon I know that justice will be served and if it may not be done by the court, it will be done by the Judge Himself, Jesus Christ. So with that being said, I'm just going to continue to pray and hope that everything will work out and also that we don't have to something else like this happen again.

Some pictures that I took..

 

My Last Spring Break :(

Although I'm not your average spring breaker I can say that just going home and visiting friends was even as exciting as going to Cancun or South Padre Island. This Spring Break was basically the best one I've ever had throughout my college career. This Spring Break, I went to Chicago, hung out with my family, went to a graduate school open house, went to a play, marched for Trayvon Martin, did a lot of graduation stuff, and for the last part of Spring Break I went to visit my bestfriend at her school. Seeing as how she has been to mine twice I had to make a visit to check her out before graduation. This visit was very interesting to say the least, being in Kansas so long I was pretty shocked to see so many black folks all in one place, it kind of made me feel like I've missed out on fun throughout my college experience but hey that's for another post. However, overall my Spring Break was pretty busy but, relaxing and fun as well. Now it's crunch time, there is only 5 more weeks to shift my gears into grind mode. Some one please hand me a 5 hour energy and Jesus because I'm going to need both.

Oh Todd...

I honestly don't know where to start. The reason why I began blogging more was because I had to for my Media Relations class which I liked because I started to read more about PR, business and many other things that people should be known to stay aware of what's changing in PR. But if it wasn't for my PRSSA advisor and professor Todd Simon I wouldn't of taken this class at all. Todd told me that taking his Media Relations course would be very beneficial for me, seeing as how I wanted to go into sports, and in this field, media relations is very important. I was done with all my credits to graduate but because he believed in me and told me that I would be okay I decided to go for it. Todd encouraged me a lot because I didn't have the experience that my peers had and because I jumped quickly into the JMC school I wasn't that confident in my abilities but Todd gave me hope.

 But last Tuesday morning around 10:15 a.m. I received the most shocking news that no one saw coming. On Monday night  news broke that Todd died of a massive Heart Attack, late Monday afternoon. It was just so shocking and unreal because Monday afternoon he sent an email out to the class about what readings we were going to discuss the following day. I just couldn't believe what was going on. I thought to myself that this had to be a joke and I'm just going to go to class and he will walk in with a stack of papers with coffee in hand. Todd made everyone laugh although sometimes it was at him but, all of us had a soft spot for Todd and the things he did and said will never be forgotten. "Todd-isms" will forever remain within those who knew him well enough to know that he printed all his notes for classes, that he was allergic to Latex paint and that he always said "well" before everything and drove a Buick which he always tried to use it as a reference for something related to PR and most of all his love for Caribou Coffee.

Todd you will forever remain in our thoughts and hearts.
R.I.P. Toddy

It's All About Interviews

Since graduation is right around the corner I look for articles like these. I feel more at ease when I learn something before the time comes for me to apply for jobs and so forth. But please read this and jot down your stories so it won't make you look too cocky.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2012/03/01/how-to-ace-your-job-interview/

Dear Spring Break, Hurry Up!

So I have been very busy this past couple of weeks, with midterms and appyling for jobs I haven't had time to post as often as I would like but I'm here now and ready for a new post!