Attending college allowed me to interact and have experiences with different people from multiple cultures and backgrounds.  I became interested in every little aspect that these individuals could present to me.  From food to dress and everything in between; I tried to soak up as much of it as I could.  Each person had a…

A lot of us have heard the wise tale “we are derived from such and such tribe, nation”, and always thought that what we were told was the absolute truth.  Then as you tell others the same story that you were told as a child, the listeners would respond with “are you sure about that?”…

“You are nothing but a thug and a criminal”. “You are just a racist cop or you don’t care for me because I’m black”. Over the last couple years, we have heard these familiar quotes uttered from both sides of this struggle. It’s caused a huge divide amongst people in this country. The conversation never…

At Random Ramblings, all of our writers come from diverse backgrounds, be it suburban or inner city.  We pride ourselves mostly, that through our diversity none of it came from a politically correct view or stand point. Everyone from Christian to myself came together because we are friends with a common purpose to do what we love and…

I have been thinking about this for a long time, and today I saw something that caught my attention, and saddened me at the same time.  I saw a Facebook post that had a video of a 8 year old girl pushing then punching and fighting a 5 year old girl.  This in and of…

   I usually write about topics that truly stir something inside my core. Suicide is one of those topics. The main reason is about stigma and a defiant attitude towards the reasons why someone would take their life. I’d like to share with you a story on this subject.          I used…

I ask this question as we are now nearing the end of this month of reflection. How would you define this month, that has been set to celebrate the accomplishments of people with African descent? This question should invoke something in you, no matter what ethnicity you are. Most were introduced to the accolades of…