May 2011
8 posts
I MADE IT!! 3 sNaPz
As of today, I have officially become a senior at the University of Missouri. Words cannot express what this mean to me. People will not fully understand why I am so ecstatic. But if you knew what I have been through and where I have come from, you would understand. I mean, you do not even have to know that because I am sure you know of plenty statistics that states that I would have not made it...
“To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power.”
– Dr. Maya Angelou
Honorary Diva of May: Alicia Davis
Alicia Davis: Singer, mentor, and soon to be an Alumni at the University of Missouri, is more than just focused but ambitious as well. Tomorrow is a big day for the young Diva and her concert ‘For the Love of Music’ will be one to remember. I finally got a chance to speak with Miss. Davis and I am honored to share with you what she had to say:
Dreana: ALICIA! How are you?
Alicia: I’m good....
Diva of May: Oprah Winfrey
Even though she had a rough childhood, Oprah Winfrey was destined for her role as the host of America’s number one ranked talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show. Born into a southern Baptist family, she was raised for several years by her strict grandmother in the impoverished conditions of rural Mississippi.
At the age of three, Oprah began showing signs of being a whiz kid as she could read and...
This is A True Confession of a Life Learned Lesson
I am so honored to be a recipient of the NAACP Dr. Medger Evers Political Award:
It is often said that one voice can make a difference. One voice, truly focused, that will not rest until it achieves its desired goal can change the world. Dr. Medgar Evers was an African American civil rights activist who was involved in efforts to overturn segregation at the University of Mississippi. He...
