Push Yourself, Then Push Yourself Some More

Push Yourself, Then Push Yourself Some More

Last week, the first week into my layoff, I set a somewhat big (arbitrary) goal: I wanted to make $1000 in a week. Now $1000 isn’t BIG money, some folks make that in a matter of hours. But $1000 is a nice chunk of change, and it felt like a solid number for my...
Welp, That Escalated Quickly

Welp, That Escalated Quickly

  It seems like only yesterday that I left the freelancing world for a full-time gig at a publication, and in that brief  time, so much has happened. I wrote my first cover story for my new job, I had an exclusive interview with embattled actor Nate Parker, I was...
Age Is a Terrible Timeline

Age Is a Terrible Timeline

I had an epiphany the other day. I was driving home after covering the last keynote session at this year’s Online News Association conference, and as usual, a thought just wouldn’t leave my brain. Maybe you can relate. You’re driving, or washing...
What Does Success Look Like to You?

What Does Success Look Like to You?

Yesterday, I posed a question on Facebook I’ve been considering a lot lately: How do you define success? This usually happens whenever people congratulate me on my success, or say they’re proud of my success, or just use the term in relation to me or my...
Things In The Game Done Changed

Things In The Game Done Changed

If you’ve been rocking with me for a while, then you probably noticed things look a little different around here. After attending a screening of  Nefertite Nguvu’s film, In the Morning, at the Pan-African Film Festival on Friday night, I came home, had...