Last week it was very inspiring to take the route of branching out and trying something new, and that was faith. So this week I decided to branch out and try something that my best friend has tried to get me to do for years, and that was attend a black student union meeting. I have always felt alienated by the black community here because of the expectation that because of my skin color I must immerse myself within the community and attend every event they have. Since I had my team I never felt the need to but was always friendly with everyone, but I never became apart of BSU.
Sunday I finally decided to attend a meeting to see what it was all about and support my friend, and I knew most of the people because I had been to some events they held before. I wouldn’t say being there was out of my comfort zone but it was out of my realm of knowledge because they were talking about the importance of the black vote and current political situation. I myself don’t follow politics, but it was eye opening to me to see how our community could stand together and try to have an impact on this upcoming election. I learned so many things I didn’t know about the candidates and what to look for, and it inspired me to become more immersed in the current political situation. These elections (General down to Local) will affect my future and way of life in this country and I want to stay up to date so I can have a reasoned say in it.
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