1. They cannot live your life for you.  - I know sometimes you have people in your life who believe that by convincing you to do certain things that they think are best is helping you in the long run. I'm here to tell you, it's not. Those kinds of individuals ultimately are only able to come up with solutions that they would make if it were them. The actions you would realistically take are not taken into consideration because those individuals don't know. They have no way of knowing what you'd

So let me start off by saying that this video is extremely relevant. I stumbled on it while I was on Twitter and I had to share because... let's be real... if anyone OTHER than a white person were asking white people these questions, it'd be perceived in a completely different light.  This video gave me a good laugh because everything they mentioned was true. Don't take it to heart!

The outrage surrounding the #BlackLivesMatter movement has continued to grow since the shootings of Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin made headlines. Rightfully so, the black community is fed up. I just wanted to share this video with you all and also encourage you to get involved in what's going on in the world. The reality is that this system was not developed for Black people. It was developed based on the beliefs and ideals of white men who thought of our ancestors as dumb, ignorant animals

Kobe Bryant or "Black Mamba" was a 1st round pick drafted into the NBA in 1996. He dedicated 20 years of his life to the game and brought the Los Angeles Lakers many victories. He was and still is the only player in the NBA to have played with one franchise for the duration of their career and the only guard to have played for 20 years. His legendary scoring of 81 points in 2006 against the Raptors sealed his spot in NBA history as one of the greats. Kobe decided to end his career as a player