#shatteringexpectations

[undeadatl]

Nah. Couldn't be. Too much moisturizer. Maybe an alibi. #justsayin#probablyshouldturnoffthecomments#atlantarhinos#shatteringexpectations#maxbacon#carrierose#undeadatl#rihannaispregnant#withjoeevers#atlantacoffee#deathbeforedecaf#deathtodecaf (at The Brewhouse Cafe) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpDRJ2suFpS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[iamghostwriter]

Just finished TRUST FALL #1 from the creative team of Chris Sebela & Chris Visions! I must say this title delivers on so many levels! AFTERSHOCK drops another banger!! The artistic style, color palette, the narrative and the concept behind TRUST FALL is genius! Bravo! #trustfall #christophersebela #chrisvisions #aftershockcomics #readdangerously #shatteringexpectations #panelscientifix #panelalchemist #genuismarketing #aftershockcomicsalldayeveryday https://www.instagram.com/p/By4W8BahxGB/?igshid=1nfe020bqddq9

[poetic-outlet]

Mirror Mirror

Mirror, mirror, on the wall

Who's the fairest of them all?

No please don't tell me, I know what you'll say

I'd really rather you just go away.

But there you will sit like the kings on their thrones

and I'll bow my head so you can throw your stones.

I wish I could tell you your judgment was wrong,

but your lips form a familiar song.

It sits on the lips of she whom I despise

and how could I say my own lips tell me lies?

Between broken sobs and amidst fallen tears

a soft gentle voice falls on my ears.

It says I'm imperfect -- this voice from above --

but that doesn't mean I'm not worthy of love.

Mirror, mirror, on the wall

I'm not the fairest of them all.

The standards you set weren't meant for me,

everyone's different, I wish you could see;

my beauty isn't that of the girl down the hall.

I wasn't made to be gorgeous and tall.

I wasn't made to be athletic and charming

and to be honest I find the idea alarming

that you constantly tell me I must qualify

and you said it so long I believed the lie.

But the voice says I'm meant to be so much more

than a face in the mirror I've come to abhor.

I'm me through and through -- every scar and mistake.

I'd rather be damaged than spotless and fake.

Mirror, mirror, on the wall

I'm the fairest of them all.

So you can keep your lofty expectations

because I'm the most treasured of all God's creation.

[itsnkem]

Prepare Yourself for the Future with the Five Minds by: Howard Gardner

Nkemdilim Chukwuma

Frederick Douglass Distinguished Scholars at American University

[undeadatl]

This Thursday Night. 9PM Eastern. An all-new UndeadATL band member will hit the stage. Get ready ya'll. #whokilledjoeevers#undeadatl#cloudlandcoffee#thatnursemissy#maxbacon#joeevers#carrierose#carriesessence#shatteringexpectations#deathtodecaf#l5patl#thevortexl5p (at The Vortex L5P) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClmA2KpuO0U/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[undeadatl]

NOTICE!!! An UndeadATL Halloween Public Service Announcement. Please, friends, do not do Halloween under the influence of Decaf. #justtryingtohelp#deathtodecaf#manuelstavern#l5phalloween#lobomartinez#carrierose#maxbacon#kcups#whokilledjoeevers#atlantarhinos#shatteringexpectations (at District Atlanta) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkOlVkrO9-Y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[undeadatl]

Terminus Litch and Max Bacon enjoying their favorite time of year. #whokilledjoeevers#deathtodecaf#highcaffeine #undeadatl#undeadatlanta #l5phalloweenparade #atlantacoffee#candlerpark #glenwoodparkatl #inmanpark #oaklandcemetery #shatteringexpectations https://www.instagram.com/p/CjvJ4XJOihV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[undeadatl]

At UndeadATL Caffeine Merchants, we won't hold it against you if you like Decaf. Wait. Yes we will. #deathtodecaf#strongcoffee#highcaffeine#whokilledjoevers#undeadatlanta#chatterwackys#dadsgarageatl#l5phalloweenparade#shatteringexpectations#maxbacon#kcups#atlantacoffee#dragoncon2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/ChqAM2tuVTW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[itsnkem]

Awareness to Action

For an American University student, it is very easy to find volunteer opportunities to get involved in around the DC area. I recently had a meeting with the Center for Community Engagement (CCES), and boy, were the helpful. As someone passionate about youth empowerment (through various forms of education), they directed me to several nonprofits in the area that focus on enriching the lives of those in underserved and under resourced communities. Of the hundreds I was encouraged to look at, some that caught my attention were MOMIE’s TLC (Mentors of Minorities in Education's Total Learning Cis-tem), Bright Beginnings, Inc.,  and For Love of Children. These nonprofits focus on child development and providing at-risk youth from low income neighborhoods with a stable foundation to succeed despite the challenged they face. They provide anything from stable living situations for parents an young children struggling with homelessness to after school enrichment programs and one-on-one tutoring sessions.

                To be able to solve most of the world's pressing issue, one must be acquainted with the issues people face in their community. That's why I find it important to volunteer in the DC community because what is action without awareness? Useless -- that's what it is.  As a Business Administration major (with concentrations in Finance and Management), I hope to one day work in the nonprofit sector towards alleviating hardships commonly faced by today's youth.