#college education

[mimi-0007]

The Negro Motorist Green Book (also, The Negro Travelers' Green Book, or Green-Book) was a guidebook for African American roadtrippers. It was founded by Victor Hugo Green, an African American, New York City postal worker who published it annually from 1936 to 1966. This was during the era of Jim Crow laws, when open and often legally prescribed discrimination against African Americans especially and other non-whites was widespread. While pervasive racial discrimination and poverty limited black car ownership, the emerging African American middle class bought automobiles as soon as they could but faced a variety of dangers and inconveniences along the road, from refusal of food and lodging to arbitrary arrest. In the South, these dangers were particularly severe, where Black motorists risked harassment, physical violence, or even murder for minor infractions or for being in predominantly white areas. In some cases, African American travelers who got lost or sought lodging off the beaten path were killed, with little to no investigation by local authorities. In response, Green wrote his guide to services and places relatively friendly to African Americans. Eventually, he also founded a travel agency.

[blastofsports]

The Fab Five was the 1991 University of Michigan men's basketball team recruiting class that many consider one of the greatest recruiting classes of all time. The class consisted of Detroit natives Chris Webber (#4) and Jalen Rose (#5), Chicago native Juwan Howard (#25), and two recruits from Texas: Plano's Jimmy King (#24) and Austin's Ray Jackson (#21). The Fab Five were the first team in NCAA history to compete in the championship game with all-freshman starters.

[dontmean2bepoliticalbut]

[cheerie-os]

13 year old me would shit themself and die if they knew for my COLLEGE ENGLISH CLASS I was writing a rhetorical analysis of Be More Chill.

[thundergroundwriter]

Knowing what I know now I would do a few things different. I would not waste my time taking something in university that I learned I disliked. I would go for the dream path instead of the make me money path. Something would always allow me to make money.

I have this I want to save the world in me. University has not ruined nor dulled that. A professor ruined the spark for that specific degree. I still want to save to save the world. Just in another way.

I’ll just write the stories that I as a child needed to hear. I would’ve loved knowing that someone out there could succeed being like me. I know I can succeed because I have people telling me I can. But seeing someone else would be special.

[wtf-tfw]

GOD. TV writers write a sassy curvy woman who DOESNTTT work in the Beagle breeding industry for ONCE. like oh my god you can't even deny it at this point its just blatant stereotyping its bordering on offensive. i know plenty of bigger ladies irl with bold personalities and not ONE of them breeds Beagles for a living. they breed LABRADOODLES, get it fucking RIGHT for once, Holly wood!

[lunebits]

to anyone who needs to hear it: you are doing fine. you will find a way to pay for college without going broke. you will make friends at your new school. you will get an A on that test. you will be happy and healthy, if not now then soon. please give yourself the grace you deserve.

[blastofsports]

Ralph Sampson and Sam Perkins

[cuzikan]

[ownmetal54]

Was talking with a friend about Reaganomics today, and both of us elaborating on the downsides of the Economic theory. I thought that was the only time I was going to talk about Reaganomic today. Nope, rented a book from my college’s library, as reading fun (and not doing this for a class), and it turns out, it is authored by Niskanen. Not knowing who that was, it sparked my curiosity to find out, and sure enough, it’s the guy who was an architect of the system…

Will be reading After Enron through its entirety.

[hecticparacosm]

It’s a little embarrassing to ask for help but I need it! I’ve gotten into NYU but I need help paying for it. Any amount is appreciated. 

[techniche]

"If it's not peer-reviewed its not science"