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The New Year is upon us!

2016 has been a year filled with wonder and amazement on the part of the human race... While we mourn the deaths of those iconic people, some riddled with drug addictions and some who's time has tolled with just failing health. I'll remind everyone that we all die. It's what we do with our lives and who we touch not about money and all the glitz and Hollywood glamour. There are still Wars going on in the world that have been going on for centuries and that's a reminder that the human race is bigger than one person or nation. We've seen our friends get arrested and hit with tear gas to express their frustrations with a broken justice system. We saw our livelihoods stripped away from riots which were to be peaceful protesters. Regardless of the bad, Charlotte is my home and I'm saddened by the bad, of riots and the government making making moves that took away chances to bring a better economy for a bathroom bill... For many 2016 sucked huge, so look to the fut...

A tear stained letter... to the City of Charlotte

I voiced my opinion today. It wasn't eloquent but it was a start. I was sitting in the car with one of my very compassionate friends, when this happened. So this has been a very painful week for Charlotte. I've been having a lot of thoughts, feeling, images and people bombarding me with their feelings and opinions. I care, I really do, I sat at home trying to sort this out with my roommates asking me am I alright.  I am not alright. I walked during the daylight hours  to "my home away from home" Rooftop and it's only to survey the damage in the epicenter and the other parts too that had busted in windows that became boarded up. What good does it do to vandalize, steal and harm other's property or their lively hood. So do  #BLM , #ALM , #ServiceIndustryLivesMatter   and #CopsLivesMatter yes they do.  It's super frustrating. I feel like my head might explode. Here's why: I'm mixed, I experienced racism at a v...