Changing the lives of African Americans in visual arts — Gordon Parks is perhaps one of the greatest photographers of the last 100 years. Outside of photography, he was a well-known writer, poet, composer, director, and humanitarian. Gordon made it known that one of his greatest motivations for documenting and creating work was to inspire social justice reform. …

A Loss for Early Adopter Hobbyists — On March 2nd 2022, I will no longer be a part of the Medium Partner Program. The Letter I received an email which states “Medium has created new eligibility requirements for writers to maintain their enrollment in the Partner Program. If you have fewer than 100 followers you may be removed from…

My Relationship with constant sharing on social media — It’s safe to say that most of us are guilty of sharing or posting because we feel like we have to. We have fallen into the trap of posting and sharing bits of our lives or businesses on social media without any real thought. We are bombarded with hustle culture…

Motivation for when you don’t feel inspired — Sometimes, you just don’t feel like doing the thing that you remember makes you happy. Sometimes, especially as an artist, you’re just not “inspired”. But after looking at the work of some of the greats and analyzing their patterns, most of them just showed up every day. Some of the…

Believe in Yourself When No One Else Does — Every so often I return to the idea of blogging. I return to the idea of writing and my childhood dream of being a writer. The only problem I ever really had with the entire dream was that I didn’t know what to write about. That problem may plague plenty…

And it’s holding you back. — How many times have you procrastinated because something wasn’t perfect? How many things have you put off because the conditions weren’t quite right? If you’re like me the answer may be more than you’re willing to admit. Perfection, or rather, the idea of perfection is a distraction. I’m more than…

Words that I believe every person of color should live by. — As a child, I was a part of a select group of black children that had their father around. Looking back on it, many of my close friends did not share that same reality. …

Yesterday, I received some news that I did not like. If I’m being honest, it made me a little sad. I noticed the feeling and contemplated what to do about it. I could sit on the sofa as I was doing when I received the news. I could dive into…

When the world is testing you, things will feel heavy. Your passion may fade. Your hobbies become lame. Time moves quickly. You look up and see everyone and everything around you passing, soaring, succeeding while you appear to stand still. Remember that this is only perception. This is how your…