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Recent Posts

  • Here’s Why Grades Aren’t Everything September 6, 2019
  • Sharing A Home vs. Living Together July 14, 2019
  • What Having A Blog Has Taught Me April 25, 2019
  • My Favorite Place in Zambia April 23, 2019
  • Black and Brown Representation on TV: Who I Think is Doing It Right April 19, 2019
  • Reviews,  TV/Movies

    Black and Brown Representation on TV: Who I Think is Doing It Right

    April 19, 2019 /

    Growing up, it didn’t click that there weren’t many Disney shows that featured black leads in non-stereotypical roles. Off the top of my head, I can think of That’s So Raven, Cory in the House, and later, Shake It Up!, but I was already too old for that. As I’ve gotten older, the conversation surrounding the demand for better representation of all people of color has gotten louder, and that is really going to change the way young children of color see themselves in society. I decided to highlight a few recent shows I’ve watched which I think are doing a good job of representing black and brown folks. I.…

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    Why Netflix’s “Sex Education” is Actually Educational

    January 27, 2019 /

    Sex Education is the current craze of the Netflix world, starring Asa Butterfield, Ncuti Gatwa and Emma Mackey. It’s a British TV show set around the life of 16-year-old Otis Milburn who’s mother is a sex therapist. Using the tips and tricks he’s picked up along the way, Otis starts up a sex therapy clinic for students at his school with the help of resident “bad girl,” Maeve Wiley. Everyone at the school is between the ages of 16 and 18, and they’re all going through some major (and awkward) life changes. The story – in a hilarious and slightly uncomfortable way – goes through the whole process of learning…

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Blog Posts

January 2021
S M T W T F S
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Recent Posts

  • Here’s Why Grades Aren’t Everything
  • Sharing A Home vs. Living Together
  • What Having A Blog Has Taught Me
  • My Favorite Place in Zambia
  • Black and Brown Representation on TV: Who I Think is Doing It Right
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