The Theory of Oyinade

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Why do you like being alone so much? How come you don’t want to go out? Those are all questions I never ask myself but everyone around me seems to want the answers to. Sometimes I wonder why people feel the need to always place a label on someone. I don’t know how many times…

A Weekend To Remember

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I know I haven’t been blogging as much as usual but this post will surely make up for it. This past weekend, my life was paraded with exciting and scary events. Not only was I literally followed and approached in a mall parking lot but I was able to end my weekend with a nice…

Is our system set up for children to fail?

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Listening to Big Krit’s “Meditate,” I can’t help but be overwhelmed with thoughts about our education and juvenile justice system. The past few weeks, I had the privilege to attend numerous events and engage in conversations about the past and future of our youth. While the true reality of those conversations are just now hitting…

Public Speaking

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It’s been a while since I last updated this blog and not to say I’ve been super busy but I have had a lot on my plate. Anybody who knows me knows I can be pretty vocal thus public speaking should come naturally. Wrong! I get so nervous to the point my hands shake and…

Go HOYAS!

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My brother, his girlfriend, my nephew and I all went to the Verizon Center to see the Georgetown Hoyas take on the Louisville Cardinals. This was my nephews first basketball game and seeing him ‘ooh’ and ‘ahh’ was amazing!  We had great seats too! Right in the 400 level section, we could see the whole…

National Mentoring Month

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As National Mentoring Month comes to a close, here’s a rap-up of everything I did with Big Brothers Big Sisters! On “Thank Your Mentor Day” we invited all of our Bigs and Littles to come to the Walters Art Museum and see their new exhibit “Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe.” We walked with the Mayor’s procession at…

B’More Careful

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Today started off as a regular normal training day and ended with me being a little more cautious and aware of my surroundings. After training, I decided to head to the Inner Harbor and stop at H&M because I had a coupon I wanted to use before it expired. It was a really nice day…