5 elements: hip hop, vogue & storytelling
My take on the similarities between both Vogue and hip hop, specifically the fact that there are five elements of each.
How Organizational Diversity Initiatives Lose the Plot
A ‘different flower’ is brought in as a transplant. She may thrive initially, but soon the toxic cultural norms of ‘one-size-fits-all’, ‘when you’re here, you’re family’, ‘it’s a lifestyle, not a job’ creep in.
The All-Too-Obvious Truth About Black People & Office Potlucks
PSA: Tis the season. The season... for office potlucks.
Or as I like to call them, the one time black people will gladly turn down free food.
ms. mcknight
In elementary school, my PE teacher was a drill sergeant.
Her name was Ms. McKnight. She had a sort of hi-top fade – mostly black, speckled with here-and-there grey. She sported a couple of matching chin whiskers.
To be fair, I don’t know for sure if Ms. McKnight was actually ever in the military. I do know that at the start of every PE class, before the actual PE portion began, Ms. McKnight would have us perform military drills. Well, not drills, really… formations.