I’ve met a few but I will start with my favorite few of them
Who is the most famous or infamous person you have ever met?
The first ones I remember meeting our Tia & Tamera Mowry and their little brother smart guy they came to my church when it was named the neighborhood Church of God before it changed the name to Pasadena Church guy in Pasadena California they were so nice and pleasant at my church they came with their parents they were still in their early teens and smart guy was so short and cute The next star I met was Stevie Wonder and then I met Mr. Cooper from hanging with Mr. Cooper I guess being from California you see a lot of stars but you don’t meet a lot of them I want to me personally CeCe Winans Brandy and maybe Oprah Winfrey one day but at the top of my list is Michelle Obama that would be a great day. I enjoy inspirational women it shows me that I can meet an inspirational person and be an influence on that inspirational man you became something great that’s what I love about Michelle Obama the most because President Obama became president and her influence encouraged that. Those are the kind of woman I want to be around that kind of influence takes people were in line even like the conversation I watched between Jeezy and Nia Long
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Whatever one my favorite teacher was in one year that was history because my teacher was so funny and smart. Another year it was math because my teacher Mrs Miles, Mrs. Hendrix& miss Clay all worked with me to help me understand how fractions work together, they would make a pyramid out of them so that I could put them together and figure out what fraction of them worked in order to have my piece of pie and they were literally put pie there so that year I absolutely loved math throughout my years in school. I had phenomenal teachers in certain grades to help me understand things made school not just a learning experience. It made school wonderful. I was able to grow and learn and develop a love for learning in fifth grade, I loved reading time because our teacher when I read a stories in a way that was expressive and added music to it, which made it adventurous and interesting I also loved the library because the librarian taught me how to catalog and put books in order and make a great filing system work and I was able to work in the library with her every day so library time was another one of my favorites.
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When the whole country got shut down because of COVID-19 I had never seen in my life everything be closedown that was amazing it gave everyone time to reflect and connect on a global level it was very fascinating.
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The day when I saw Mr. Barack Obama become president, Barack Obama was a day I not only was overwhelmed. I was also excited overjoyed. and really really very happy. He not only made it possible for me to see someone like me in the White House as First Lady. He also made it possible to see someone who I could be with who would be the President of the United States. I felt so much pride and gratitude, all at the same time, it brought tears to my eyes. I wanted to be in Washington to watch the inauguration. myself I was so satisfied. Realizing that we as a people could come together and agree to put our differences aside and just pick the right person for the job and we didn’t just do it once we did it twice that day will be forever ingrained in my head the day we knew that he won And it was set in stone
Although after that, the United States failed miserably bringing that non-president. We still got it together that one time, and I am forever grateful for it.
I sometimes wonder what happened to society I was reading a post about a person who went into a fast food restaurant to get something to eat not inside through the drive-through and they ordered some nuggets because they had a deal going on you order the 10 or 20 piece and you’ll get it a free fry with it small or large so she got a large and matter fact she got two free large fries with it. She told them the kind of sauces that she wanted for the nuggets and when I’m through the line she paid for it before she got there cause she ordered it online, the app since everything is done by app these days, but as she got through the line paid for her stuff left got home she realized that not only has she not gotten the kind of nuggets that she ordered. She didn’t even get any sauce for the nuggets as she thought about that, she just kept thinking how society is always complaining about wages and pay and how people don’t get a living wage and she just kept thinking how the government keeps lifting wages to make life easier but when she needs something and she goes to get simple things like the food that she wants to eat from a simple fast food restaurant Who is now going to be making $15-$20 an hour she can’t even get her order correct even though she’s putting so much time to learn what she’s learned at the job that she does that she hast to get correct or someone’s life could be in danger or someone’s Family could be hurt if she gets it wrong and she thinks about how all of these people don’t take their career and live seriously but they always take their pay seriously but they don’t put in the effort. It is when it comes time to go towards that future, they just want society to feel sorry for them and give them a leg up And then she wanders why are we as a society OK with that? Why are we always so willing to give give give instead of challenging people to do better with their self and their goals in life when will we start letting them know that if you want better, you need to do better you can’t expect a hand out all the time and still think that you deserve everything that other people have worked really hard for you can’t become an overnight sensation when you’ve only practice one Time, you want become a superstar singer if you only sang in the bathroom, so that record deal will not be coming your way you won’t be the lead cook at a restaurant if your favorite dish is cereal us as a society have got to begin to stand up for the things that we have worked hard for and stop letting people jump in and demand what they have not earned because it’s not fair to each and everyone of us and it’s definitely not OK when we keep getting the wrong stuff for what we paid for that was just an observation. Have a great evening.
What aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in?
The aspects of my cultural heritage that I am most proud of is how we come together when something needs to be done, and we put our strength in our numbers and accomplish the goal that we are seeking out to accomplish. How we manage to put our differences aside and really focus on, the goal at hand to make whatever is the issue at hand to go away even if we all go our separate ways after that, we will stand together on that issue to make it a top priority to get it accomplished no matter how long it takes no matter how much it may Keep us from doing something else at that moment it is the most important thing that needs to be accomplished, and we will do any and everything to accomplish it until it is done for example, in Alabama when the man was being attacked everyone stopped what they were doing at that moment to go and Protect him. It didn’t matter what was happening around him or them. They stopped another example when they made Rosa parks get off the bus and was disrespectful to her. We stopped riding the bus and it took over a year, but we persisted to make it happen, so that they would give us equal rights to ride the bus freely and fairly another example is when we want it to be able to vote we stopped, allowing them to treat us any other kind of way, and we’ve been together to accomplish, making it a nationwide goal to not work with anything they have going on to make it happen every time when it’s something that we all want we will stand together to make it happen that is something that I love about my culture. We still are that way just in a different way now, and I appreciate that inner strength that we have to do that in order to accomplish the goal of having us matter things like that or what keeps us moving forward And all of us working together we still have a long way to go, but I do appreciate that about my culture, even though it takes an immense strength and something major to happen for us to do that the fact that we will do it I love it about us And I appreciate my culture for it
When I was growing up, holidays were the best time of year. It was something you look forward to you celebrate it with family and friends doing things being out and about (I am so upset. I had a whole post right here and this phone decided to delete it, and I have to start again, anyway just a little pissed off about it) I loved being out with my sister and brothers or even just shopping alone thinking about them and the things I would do for them for the holidays or the things we were going to do together there were times when I would see something, and we knew each other so well that we knew each other‘s interests And likes and dislikes, so I love whichever way always make us desire to do something special for each other. If it was my mom, she was a human information seeker so I would always get her something like books or something to figure out like puzzles and things like that if it was my sister, she like trinkets and little gadget type things so if I was in a store and I saw like a little Figurine type teddy bear I would pick up a few of those knowing that she would appreciate it. If it was my brothers, they were always into moving parts so it was going to be something like a model car or a game that they had to figure out or a bike to put together, we all knew each other so well because we cared about each others inner workings so we did whatever it took to be a part of each other’s lives if it was a national holiday like the Fourth of July we planned out what to cook we were going to be at a park we were going to have some kind of major Food gathering and we were going to play games and have fun and be with either a bunch of friends, playing baseball or tag or whatever it was. We were all going to be together doing it and join each other laughing and just having a all-around good time for most of the day, and that was the most exhilarating part of life everything made sense even if it was the camaraderie of people around you one year we had been out to Santa Anita mall in California and it was just a few of us on the bus on the way back home, and the bus driver was in such good spirits But he allowed us to jump off the bus grab a Christmas tree and get back on. That was the kind of care that all of us have for each other. The seasons mattered we cooked with each other whether it was my mom doing bread my sister doing something in the kitchen, me baking cookies at the table, my brother sitting over there on the couch with my nieces and nephews, watching some kind a game or a movie
That was outrageously loud and laughing with the kids. My brother has the most infectious laugh that when he lives it trickles down the block and you can just feel people coming because it’s an atmosphere of happiness around holidays were time to get together. Enjoy each other, always think about the next person and have a feeling of connectedness And we were the kind of family that didn’t just bring gifts for our mom. We bought gifts for everyone if we’re coming, we’re going to bring something for everybody so that we all know that we have let you know you matter to us with my own children, the look on their faces when they would come out and see all the stuff under the tree it was like they would be in shock and then watching them dance to whatever new game it was that they were playing singing along to that new Michael Jackson game trying to get the beat right so they didn’t get out was funny in itself it would take me back to going to visit my grandmother and see how my cousin would be so overjoyed to find out that he got the Michael Jackson doll or a vest or shoe or whatever it was memories like that stay with you as life goes on because I no longer have my grandparents but I can still see them in my mind like they’re right here with me. I no longer have some of my cousins, but I can still see them, saying my name and talking to me and laughing and being just as silly as they were back, then and a serious as they were but still loving me all the way through my holidays are not the same now because I didn’t vet well and the person that I’m with doesn’t cherish the things that I cherish or love the things that I love so when my birthday comes I don’t get to do the things that I would do with my family as I grew up I don’t get to do Christmas or New Year’s or Thanksgiving the way that I remember it as I was growing up I don’t get to be there to bury my love ones or see how life is and feel connected the way that I used to feel some choices are regrettable. One thing I have learned, though life is full of change, and you can’t keep doing the same thing expecting a different result, because that is the very definition of insanity and I am not insane. Anyway, my holidays are different now, but they won’t be different forever
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Self love is important. I have the love me before anything.
Name the professional athletes you respect the most and why.
The athletes that I drew to marveled by and loved to watch and hear about where Flo Jo Jackie Robinson Muhammad Ali the marvelous Marvin Hagler Joe Louis Jesse Owens you couldn’t get past these names in the different sports because they were the ones who made all the headlines they were so important and so good at what they did that no matter what they were involved in you knew that they were the best and you wanted to be the next one just like them I marveled at them and wanted to be just like them or even better I respected them never knew how hard it was for them until I got older thought they had the best lives not realizing what struggle it was to be them during those times so I have the upmost respect and love for them knowing that not only did they have the fight just to do what they loved but they also persevered made it happen so that someone like me could come forward and do it too so I have much respect for each and everyone of them still do to this day.
I blog because I have something to say and many others can’t say how they really feel out of fear of cancel culture and social media as well as shame.
I speak for black and brown people who are always on the low end of things and don’t know how to catch a break. To let them know someone knows what they’re going through and can relate
While also expressing my own life’s journey triumphs and trials, while going through it to let people know you can make it through and how fun it is to make it through.
What’s your favorite game (card, board, video, etc.)? Why?
The first one is temple run two, the second one is Township, the third one is spades. The reason I like these three games are they make me think they keep my mind entertained and they help me to learn new things and I have to be really good and focus on playing them And engaging with other people in order to get the things I need to accomplish certain goals in my games which makes it even more fun. I don’t play them all the time but when I do, it becomes a crazy addiction and I can’t stop playing them and what are your games that you enjoy playing? One other game I forgot to mention is bop it that game is also so much fun.
The struggle is now not forever 