S.L. DaughtreyAug 17, 20202 minA Little More Color Added to the FlagIn 78 days we will have the chance to make history and clean out the swamp that resides in the White House. There is no denying that we a...
S.L. DaughtreyAug 3, 20202 minDear Mr.President, We Are More Than Snapchat and Selfies Out of all the things that President Trump could be focusing on and taking action on, he decides to make it his mission to ban and disman...
S.L. DaughtreyJul 27, 20202 min99 DaysThis presidential election is the most important election of our generation. If Trump is elected for another four years in office, the de...
S.L. DaughtreyJul 6, 20203 min1776-2020… We’re still waiting for our Independence Day To quote the great Frederick Douglass, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress… This struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a p...
S.L. DaughtreyJun 19, 20202 minJuneteenth CelebrationWe can trace our roots all the way back to the garden of Eden which sat in the continent of Africa. We were the first man and woman that w...
S.L. DaughtreyJun 1, 20203 minThe revolution is being televised I protested yesterday in the streets of Long Beach with a purpose. The revolution is being televised! The president called us “Thugs,” an...
S.L. DaughtreyMay 25, 20202 minSay it loud, I’m a soldier and I’m proudToday we celebrate memorial day. A day of remembrance. A day where we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice while fighting for our ...
S.L. DaughtreyMay 21, 20201 minVOTING ZOOM MEETINGLast Thursday I hosted a Zoom Meeting about the importance of Voting for Generation Z. It was so much fun I had to post it on my site. Wa...
S.L. DaughtreyMay 7, 20203 minJogging while BlackWhen did driving while back become a crime? When did walking while black become a crime? When did JOGGING while black become a crime? Doe...
S.L. DaughtreyMay 3, 20202 minMay is Mental Health MonthUntil my first semester in college, I did not realize how important taking care of your mental health was, and the integral part it plays...
S.L. DaughtreyApr 25, 20204 minHey President Obama, We Miss YouIn order to know where we are going, we have to know where we have been. Nearly four years ago, we were propelled into the delusional wor...
S.L. DaughtreyApr 21, 20202 minLoss Of Faith In The SystemYesterday I was on Twitter and I saw someone say “Damn, white people protest and sh*t change the next day.” I paused. After witnessing Go...
S.L. DaughtreyApr 4, 20202 minIn Remembrance of a KingOn April 4, 1968, 52 years ago today, the sound of a single gunshot silenced America. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally sh...
S.L. DaughtreyApr 3, 20202 minKeep on Keepin’ OnCollectively, I think we can all agree that we have been edged out of the realm of normalcy. We are not able to go on as ‘business as usu...
S.L. DaughtreyMar 20, 20202 minIt’s 2020, So Why Not Party Through a Pandemic?“If I get corona, I get corona.” I’m glad you feel so content with your “I’m here for a good time, not a long time” mentality Brady Slude...
S.L. DaughtreyMar 2, 20203 minThe Gen Z Collective Feature: WAKE UP! - Activism Starts with YOUOriginally featured here: https://www.genzcollective.com/post/wake-up-activism-starts-with-you By Shanaya Daughtrey I vividly recall rid...
S.L. DaughtreyFeb 23, 20201 minLynching is not YET a federal hate crime Today, many of us regard lynching as an egregious act from the past. And as horrific as these racially motivated acts were, they somehow ...
S.L. DaughtreyFeb 2, 20203 minPass The Mic Youth Feature: Wake Up! Activism Starts with YouFeatured first on go.ncsu.edu/readext?637427 I vividly recall riding in the car with my mother to an event in the early part of Summer 20...
S.L. DaughtreyJan 20, 20202 minLet Us Rejoice, Let Us Also Remember Not every leader started off as a great leader. But, overcoming obstacles amidst dire and parlous circumstances, was the push that propel...
