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CPSA Pentathlon: Event Two

On Wednesday, February 15th, I was granted the unique opportunity to be a part of The Black Art Showcase, which was co-sponsored by the University of Maryland’s Theta Nu Theta Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and the University of Maryland’s Chapter of the “Oldest and Boldest” org, NAACP. I really enjoyed myself and was super appreciative of the opportunity to showcase more than ten pieces of my work, some new and some old, in the Colony Ballroom of the Adele H. Stamp Student Union. One of the pieces was actually inspired by my friend, Yasmine Hardy-Nije, and world-renowned artist and creative director, Loza Maleombho. 

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CPSA Pentathlon: Event One

Last night, I helped to organize and DJ the annual Apollo Night as the Marketing Chair on behalf of the BSU Freshman Council and it was amazing! We had a great time showcasing the talents of the young, black, and gifted here at the University of Maryland, College Park in the Hoff Theatre of Stamp. Considering the fact that it was a free event, I am very pleased with the outcome and the turnout. In fact, every single contestant did well, so we couldn’t even use our Sandman, James, to sweep people off the stage and the crowd didn’t even get the chance to boo. 

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This is one of my favorite picture because not only was it taken with one of my favorite campers on our Color Run Day, but it was also a picture that literally captured the essence of the #carefreeblackkids2016 movement that thrived at Forcey Day Camp this past summer. The lighting in this picture is amazing all thanks to Mother Nature, as it was taken with large windows to the left of me and my camper. Also, I believe that the fact that I took this photo using the HDR feature on my iPhone 6′s camera along with the auto-fix/auto-edit aided in making this image more crisp and vivid. Although I am neither a professional photographer nor model, I love this picture because of how well both the features of Apple smartphones and nature worked with each other.