What’s On Ya Mind Podcast

By the time this episode was published, I had just recently turned 21 and I still cannot believe it. The older I've gotten, I've started to see one of the most bittersweet things to experience in life is growing older. On one hand, you can thank God for putting air in your lungs for another day but when you get older... other people also grow older. The elderly grow older and sometimes sicker and seemingly everything around you changes.

Unfortunately in society, simple politeness or compassion can change a person's outlook on the world due to the lack of it. Whether it's in the dating world, customer service, the things that used to be considered "the bare minimum" are no longer that because some people don't do the bare minimum anymore. Effort goes a long way

If you've known me for awhile, you may know that these two topics are topics that I feel very strongly on. In this episode, I'll discuss my personal opinion on having a "type" and how I feel that type of ideology can be close minded. I also discussed my personal viewpoint on the difference between being the best and being the greatest and how one focuses more on pure skill, whereas the other focuses on the combination of skill, accolades, impact and other standards.

One of the best Journalist I have had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing. Being a woman who always strives to give a voice to different cultures and going above and beyond to show her appreciation for other cultures, she has always impressed me from showing the genuine care and diligence she has as a Journalist and she has also inspired me to continue being proud of the culture I represent.

Being a journalism student at Michigan State opportunity has blessed me with some incredible opportunities, one of which being able to interview the District Judge of Grand Ledge, Michigan in Eaton County, Julie O'Neill. I learned so much from this interview and I don't take this opportunity for granted at all and I hope you all enjoyed the conversation we had.

The first half of the interview is from an episode of the All Shades of Chocolate podcast from The State News. I had the honor and the privilege of interviewing Dr Myers and it was one of the best experiences I've had in my life and in my Journalism career. This interview had tons of insightful information and powerful emotion and I hope you all enjoy this episode!!

When artist in the rap community showcase acts of violence or they say certain things that may offend others, the Impact of Hip-hop always becomes the topic of discussion. Sometimes the things put into the atmosphere can have life altering results and sometimes the actions artist take may result in the loss of other's or even themselves. While these things may be true in some cases, I don't feel the music is the "cause" of the bad things that may happen in the world. Let's talk about it...