Author Archives: Sirelle Carter
The Power of Twitter via #Ferguson
If the only messages about #Ferguson your mind is still receiving is focused around “black kid, white cop,” then perhaps this is an issue you’re not quite ready to manage intellectually. Yes, #Ferguson started as a result of a white … Continue reading
The World Doesn’t Owe You Sh*t.
One of the more unappealing qualities an individual can possess is to display a sense of entitlement. There’s this peculiar reality about life, being that it doesn’t revolve around you. The world don’t owe you shit. And as a result, … Continue reading
Signed Sirelle: AUGUST 2014 – “It’s Not Social Media, It’s You.”
Social media is both two things: ignorantly addicting and unimaginably mystifying. The former pertains to platforms such as Twitter and Instagram, while the latter relates to Facebook — which has become the preferred hub for the Candy Crush addict who finds Twitter … Continue reading
Opinion: Why America Fake-Cares About Domestic Violence & Embraces Authentic Hypocrisy
A man should never hit a woman. I find it critical to immediately ensure that such a divine rule is made clear — before this editorial carries on — as it has been illustrated over the last several days that comprehension is … Continue reading
2014 Top 25 CFB Preseason Rankings
1. Florida State: The Seminoles welcome yet another docile schedule, despite the fact home match-ups versus Notre Dame and Florida may warrant upset alerts. They won the national championship last season, but lost several key contributors to the NFL Draft in the spring. Fortunately (and … Continue reading
FOR6IVEN: Letter From a Born-Again Witness
It was just over four years ago when I’d lost my favorite NBA player. He hadn’t died, no; not in the literal. But in the figurative, he was dead to me. Never had I been more enamored by an athlete. Currently in my … Continue reading
Men: Habitual Offenders.. or nah?
Men take a lot of shit off of women. Nagging and burdens being a couple of them. Yet we never seem to get credit for the latter. A man, a good one at least, should always (or maintain the ability to) … Continue reading
Today’s NBA: National Buddies Alliance
As a basketball fan growing up in the early to mid-1990’s, there was nothing comparable to NBA on NBC Sunday afternoons. Crowding around a family room with parents, grandparents, uncles, and the aunt who just wanted to see the players “in … Continue reading
Opinion: Dream – Don’t Deter, Don’t Defer
Over the last few years I have been fortunate enough to come in contact with some remarkable young minds. Although unfortunately, many of these individuals have collectively fallen victim to society, in the sense that they have given up on their … Continue reading
Book: The Fault in Our Stars
With The Fault in Our Stars film scheduled to hit theaters in the coming days, I felt obligated to finally crack open my copy of the John Green-authored novel it’s based on. The Fault in Our Stars is narrated by Hazel Lancaster … Continue reading
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