Post reflection

This has really been amazing for me, I started this blog not knowing how the outcome will be. At some point I did not even know if I qualify to speak up or do any form of activism in a country where racism and discrimination is very prominent. I am only an international student from Africa, do I even have a say? Does my voice matter? will anyone listen to me? These were the questions I asked Wes Moore when he came to my school to celebrate black history month. I had the opportunity to speak with him after his speech. His response gave me the boost I needed, he spoke the right words to me, made me realized that my opinion mattered. I am happy that I was given the opportunity to do this project. I am happy that I was able to do something impactful. This has been very fulfilling, recently my professor invited someone to speak with us and enlighten us on the proper process toward activism and how to achieve the main purpose of it. I wish I had the opportunity to listen to him before I started this blog, my content would have been better 😊

Black lives matter

In recent years there has been several news and disheartening stories on police brutality. A lot of innocent young men die simply because of their skin color; something they have no control over. I watched a speech in 2016 by Jesse Williams at the BET award show and was moved to tears, because several people are protesting this injustice, mothers, celebrities, even President Obama defended the Black Lives Matter movement. Driving down the street of west Baltimore, i cannot but remember Freddie Gray, who was murdered while in police custody. It hurts to see mothers mourn their innocent young children. I can only imagine the fear most mums with teenage or grown black male kids feel everyday, it must be like constantly waiting and hoping your son makes it back home alive. This is extremely sad and disheartening.

A professor in school posted an extra credit excise and i was extremely excited because i would have done this whether grades were attached to it or not. We were told to join the African American student society of our school for a march, creating awareness that black lives really do matter. We started our walk from the library and went almost round the school. I walked in silence, thinking about all the innocent lives lost to this police brutality. I walked that day feeling a bit fulfilled that once again i took charge of my voice..... my action... I joined the march to create awareness in my own little way. 

Soda is bad for your health!

In preparation for a presentation i am supposed to give in class i did some research on SODA, i made some really shocking revelations. Did you know that coke a cola used to contains 20 ounces of sugar? that is about 17 tea spoons, it also causes dehydration over a long period of time. Frequent consumption of soda leads to build up of plaque in our teeth and eventually causing cavities. It can also cause decline of kidney function and there is also  risk of diabetes. These a just a few risk factors attached to this drinks. I was happy to be able to convince my classmates to stop the consumption of this deadly drink because the speech i was giving that day was a persuasive speech. I could see the look on people's face as i began to give them concrete evidence why this drinks are bad for our health. It was not a case of not knowing that it is bad for the health, it was more about coming to terms with th severity of the harm these drinks cause.

Some people resort to drinking diet soda, but these so called diet sodas do not help you loose weight, instead they make people overweight. On you tube i saw a video where someone inserted a nail into a can of coke and it melted, imagine what that does to your body, your intestine etc.

I remember when i was in the university, in Nigeria i was very addicted to drinking coke, o drank it almost everyday through out my period there. It was so bad that it took a lot to stop me from my addiction. Only to discover recently that coke actually contained a significant dose of cocaine in it. 

Please i encourage you all reading this post to desist from the act of drinking soda.