Author Archives: oliviacoydaniel

2021 has been a year of immense mental, spiritual, and physical growth for me, both personally and professionally. I have lived many different lives through the seasons of this year, and each phase has taught me important lessons about myself. I began the year as a Student-Athlete in the last semester of my collegiate career;Continue reading “2021”

My Baby Brother Henry James is Graduating From High School I truly don’t even know where to begin this blog post because I’m overwhelmed with nostalgia. In case anyone was wondering, Henry James Daniel is my favorite person in the entire world. There is no one else that holds the weight in my heart thatContinue reading “Henry James Daniel”

There will never be a time that I am not immensely grateful for the opportunity I had to play softball and earn my Bachelors degree at the illustrious North Carolina Central University. After leaving the University of Rhode Island’s softball program I was a broken person; I really had little intention of continuing my softballContinue reading “Letter to North Carolina Central University”

Leaving behind nights of terror and fearI riseInto a daybreak that’s wondrously clearI riseBringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,I am the dream and the hope of the slave.I riseI riseI rise. Maya Angelou, Still I Rise Graduating is a momentous occasion that is cause for celebration; students’ dream of making it to graduation day.Continue reading “Pre-Graduation Thoughts”

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is a documentary written and directed by Stanley Nelson Jr., released in 2015. The documentary details the creation and rise of the “infamous” Black Panther Party through story telling and interviews with surviving Party members and former FBI agents. The purpose of this documentary is to explore theContinue reading “Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution”

Honestly, the reason that I enrolled in Intro to Mass Communications was because the elective course Online Music of the World was abruptly cancelled on the first day of spring classes due to low enrollment; I laugh thinking about that situation now. I am projected to graduate in May of this year, needing only fifteenContinue reading “Why I am Taking Intro To Mass Communications? (Spring 2021)”

Intro to Mass Communications: Guest Post B To start off this Blog post, I would like to commend Professor Brett E. Chambers for assigning our class to watch and write about the amazing Jasmine Crowe; Professor Chambers never fails to introduce his students to exemplar Black Female industry leaders. As a soon to be NorthContinue reading “Jasmine Crowe: Hunger is Not a Question of Scarcity”

Intro to Mass Communications: Guest Post A Jasmine Hall was a mid-semester guest speaker invited by Professor Brett E. Chambers to my section of Intro To Mass Communications. The conversation that took place over zoom was very informative and inspiring. Jasmine is a proud North Carolina Central University Alum, who obtained her bachelors degree inContinue reading “Jasmine K. Hall: RedHat Marketing Communications Specialist”

To begin describing the Ted Talk delivered by Vida Williams in 2017, I would like to acknowledge her ethos. Vida C. Williams is a female African American data scientist, who is the founder and CEO of Axis Partners Inc.; Axis Partners is a data sciences firm that works with businesses to analyze their data inputs,Continue reading “Vida Williams: Citizens Data Ted Talk”

Killa Mike’s speech at the Atlanta Mayor’s Press Conference held in response to the May 25, 2020 murder of George Floyd and ensuing protests displayed raw emotions. George Floyd was killed by police officers in Minneapolis on a Monday, Michael Render spoke on a Friday after four days of mass chaotic protesting. During that weekContinue reading “Trigger Warnings : Killa Mike”