This week is my first of two weeks off from my master’s program at Syracuse University. While I don’t have a blog post that’s due for a class, I figured that I’d maintain a habit of blogging every week as I’ll be doing the same starting fall semester for my advanced writing class. Anyway, to […]
This week I wrap up my summer session “boot camp” for my master’s program at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. The program has been everything I’ve hoped for, but also hasn’t been without its surprises and disappointments. Nonetheless, everything I’ve learned so far has reaffirmed my decision to pursue a master’s degree in […]
For those of you who actually take time out to read my blogs, I would like to apologize for being away so long. Usually, you could expect to see a post from me every month. However, I have to admit I’ve lacked the motivation for my 12th post. There was a lot that I was […]
Somebody made an interesting remark to me via Twitter a while ago. He asked me and a few of his other followers this million dollar question: “They say you’ve got to pay your dues, but when do you get to cash the check?” My first thoughts on that question were something like, “Huh?” But, when […]
What’s the deal with retail stores lately? In the past several weeks I’ve read about the likes of retail giants like Sears and Best Buy potentially going out of business. Okay, so maybe I can understand about Sears. In case you didn’t know, Sears Holdings purchased K-Mart a few years ago (why?). So essentially, Sears took […]
Can I just be honest with you about something? I really don’t care what your New Year’s Resolution is. If I had to put money on it, I bet it’s something that’s centered around yourself. I know the story: “I want to lose 10 pounds!” Or, something more subjective as, “I’m going to be a […]
I saw an interesting status on my Facebook page earlier this week. One of my friends said something along the lines that people who hustle do it because they don’t have a real job. I’m pretty sure she was referring to what people consider your typical “hustla” – usually the stereotypical young black man who […]
I used to have a friend during my college days named Michael Stille; everyone called him White Mike though. White Mike was my freshman year roommate and one of the coolest people you could meet. The more you knew him, the more you thought, “man, this boy is ghetto!” Looking back at it, I could […]
How many of you have ever given your all to something? Maybe it was a big corporate project that you hoped would get you that big promotion. Maybe it was toward your schoolwork. Heck, you may’ve even given your all to a “special someone”. So, if you’re anything like me, I bet it hurts you to […]
Let’s just be honest with ourselves here: we all hate to do homework! In grade school, it kept you from hanging out with your friends. In college, it kept you from going to what everyone called that one “party of the year” (and if it was at Northwood it probably sucked anyway). And in your […]
Cedric Brown 