Last week I watched a CNN series titled The first time i realized i was black, about  Black Americans’ childhood experiences. It was sobering, but it made me realize that I am lucky.  Unlike most of ...
It’s taken a lot of time to write this story. Partly because I don’t know what I am doing, but mostly because I want to write something that gives others a sense of “what to ...
I’ve never felt like I owned my business till right now. It’s something that every entrepreneur should feel right? Ownership and pride. It took me 3 years to get here. My journey started in a business ...
If Only a Shy Boy With a Bright Mind Had a Chance Bryan Ramos is a fifteen year old with dark, black hair. He is about 5 feet and 5 inches tall with a brown ...
This girl called Lucy was going through a lot and her life was really difficult she hated school and just broke up and left a serious relationship. So one day she was sleeping at her ...
I know things. Like how no matter where I go, there will always be a part of me climbing, hands splintering as they peel back chipped paint and carry me to the top of the ...
It was a good day. I’ve been in love with trains since I was a little boy. So as our family shopped for our youngest’s birthday, I secretly thanked God more than once that my ...
New York, in the Fall, or Autumn as I would usually say, is a beautiful time, particularly if you are walking the gorgeous, tree-lined streets in the historic district of Brooklyn Heights. With Winter approaching, ...
Fourteen years ago today, I was awoken by a phone call from a high school friend. The ever-effervescent Brendan wanted to know if I was coming in to school, possibly because we had a class ...