Shakilya LawrenceActualizing My Big City DreamsThree years ago, I had the dream to move and experience life in New York City…that day has finally come.Mar 26, 2021Mar 26, 2021
Shakilya LawrenceThe Great Escape: Black History Reimagined Part IIThe Pan-Afrikan Phantoms debate their decision to rescue two gifted kids from the racist Jim Crow South. Once in Alabama, the team…Mar 2, 2021Mar 2, 2021
Shakilya LawrenceThe Great Escape: Tales of Black History, ReimaginedWithout The Great Migration, the Harlem Renaissance’s impact and magnitude wouldn’t be as we know it today. What could the story of their…Feb 13, 2021Feb 13, 2021
Shakilya LawrenceThe Half Grad: A Follow Up to “The Graduation Blues”C’s don’t always get degrees.Jun 19, 20181Jun 19, 20181
Shakilya LawrenceThe Graduation Blues.It’s hard to not be terrified of the unknown.May 1, 2018May 1, 2018
Shakilya LawrenceA Conversation With MyselfI continued half-listening to the conversation as I sat there in my mind, flummoxed. I laughed out loud, realizing the parallels between…Apr 3, 20181Apr 3, 20181