Itachi's gotta be one of my favorite characters so far, so I just had to write about him.
Sharingans, family murders and weird brotherly “love”
Tag: history
On the 4th of July
Last year, I was hip-deep into Twitter and overcome by Juneteenth. I hated the 4th. I was ignorant, self-centered, and overcome with fear. I didn't notice that America is full of brave, confident and loving people. And those that fought for us so long ago saw something in this country that we currently do not:… Continue reading On the 4th of July
A short ode to Barnes and Noble: my 500th trip
The fresh smell of books even after a long day with whiny (but cute) children never fails to get my hands hungry for buying a book with money I don't have. (Yet.) Thank God that didn't happen, but I'll be glad to tell you what did happen: Laying my eyes on some books I've been… Continue reading A short ode to Barnes and Noble: my 500th trip
‘I Have a Dream’: reading Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech for the first time
Of course, everyone has learned about Martin Luther King Jr. in school. Growing up, I remember reading his I Have a Dream speech in part with my third grade classmates and believing to my little self that racism didn't exist anymore, and that we weren't in the times that Dr. King was in during the… Continue reading ‘I Have a Dream’: reading Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech for the first time
Emmett Louis Till and his gruesome lynching.
I want to start this post off with the fact that nothing about this was easy to write. It took me two long months to complete every idea I had in my head on how I wanted this post to appear. Unlike the Michael Jackson case, this one hits home more, because I am a… Continue reading Emmett Louis Till and his gruesome lynching.
Shanedra Writes Too Much 