During the fall of my junior year, I worked as an opinion columnist for The Daily Reveille. Once or twice a week I contributed columns under the name "Say It Loud."

Opinion: Natural hair can show women's beauty, individuality

A little more than three years ago, I embarked on my return to natural.
For those of you who have no clue what that means, I stopped putting relaxers in my hair to chemically straighten my curl pattern...

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Opinion: Black celebrities should be aware of social issues

At the 2014 BET Hip Hop Awards, entertainment website Bossip.com interviewed rapper Young Thug and asked him, in the midst of Mike Brown’s death, what should be changed in the way black men are policed in America?

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Opinion: In the face of systemic racism, black America must stand united

Weeks after unarmed teenager Michael Brown was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, the community is still protesting.
What some people fail to realize is this situation has transformed into something much bigger than Mike Brown.

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Opinion: Money and material gain shouldn't define success

When I started my college career, I had no clue what I wanted to do with my future. I took parents and family members’ advice and majored in accounting.
Throughout three semesters, 

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