Ever wondered what your Senator Destiny Iwuoma has been working on? Take a look at this video and hear about the I.G.N.I.T.E. campaign, Cultural Competency, and the Black Community at Cal.
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#MondayChillMix II by #DJDestiny
#DJDestiny releases the #MondayChillMix II
Friday, December 13, 2013
Monday, October 21, 2013
Take your Chance with this Rapper
CHANCE!!
Just started listening to Chance The Rapper, dude is my age and I feel like he speaks to my generation of hip hop heads take a listen
Btw Peep the IGNITE Campaign!! A prezi is attached in the link
http://www.dailycal.org/2013/10/17/asuc-senate-passes-bill-support-expanding-access-higher-education/
Friday, May 24, 2013
[Reflection] Destiny Iwuoma's College Autobiography
I have finished my second year of college and it is my last day of my teenage years, I will be turning 20 years old tomorrow on May 25th, 2013. Black Graduation at UC Berkeley is tomorrow and I will see a lot of my peer mentors move onto the next journeys in their lives. I took a course this semester called African American Studies 109: Black Males in the US taught by Professor Quame. In the course we had the option of writing an Autobiography, I chose to reflect on my college experience. In college professors always tell you to "write" but in this class I was asked to "reflect". I struggled with this concept of reflection because I am always in the process of doing, whether it be rechartering the latest and greatest fraternity at UC Berkeley, Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. to winning the Student Government race with the most votes out of the entire school. In the midst of these goals I often forget to reflect on what I have done. This autobiography was the opportunity for me to reflect on my past two years at Cal. College has seriously changed my life and provided me with opportunities to achieve greatness.
Controlling my own
Destiny: College Autobiography Part 1
My journey through
life has been an emotional rollercoaster of realizations that have led me to my
sophomore year at UC Berkeley. The rollercoaster began to ascend with my
acceptance into the University. When I was accepted I was excited and instantly
thanked God for the opportunity.
I always struggled
with appeasing my Nigerian parents with my academic success. My parents were
always hard on me about academics and they had a very narrow mindset of success
in terms of being a doctor or lawyer. My passions did not always align with my
parents about my future endeavors. My parents did not want me to play football
because they thought it would distract from my grades but I understood that demonstrating
leadership will get me to college in addition to academic excellence.
[Continue Reading] http://www.scribd.com/doc/143537034/Destiny-Iwuoma-s-College-Autobiography
If I learned anything in my years in college:
"Keep God First, Faith outlasts all trials".
"You must sacrifice in order to be great"
"Love people, Hate what is wrong"
"Bible will get you threw tough times"
"Rely on yourself more than anyone else"
"Mentors will mentor, when Mentees ask to be mentored"
"Black is Back at UC Berkeley"
--
Iwuoma, Destiny
UC Berkeley, Sophomore | Senate-elect 2013-2014* | Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC)
American Studies w/ a concentration in Education , Public Policy & African American Studies
Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. |Gamma Zeta| Chapter President
What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? (Mark 8:36)
Sunday, December 16, 2012
A Better World Is Possible [Reflection]
Finals are over, I am at home, watching the Steelers game for the first time all year and decided to put out some blog posts that I have been sitting on for awhile. I now realize why it takes Artists a little longer to put out their projects, and push back release dates, delay tours etc. because it takes time. Experiences are Golden, that is one thing I have learned in my journey through life.
One of the first courses I took when I got to college was African American Studies 39E with Professor Quame and we read two books that changed my life, more specifically kept my life on track. The Alchemist and The Four Agreements, I won't go in depth, but I learned that "Life is Journey" and we shouldn't be too focused on the end result because the beauty of life is when you are living in it. I believe my generation is too caught up in this fad of Social Media where they take pictures of EVERYTHING, but do not learn too much. We share so much information but it is not the information that will lead to some consistent change. Facebook is power, Instagram is power, Twitter is power! On a recent road trip down to LA my Nigerian Brother Ikem recently said that "we have access to information, without direction, which leads to misplaced knowledge".
For instance CHRISTmas is coming up, I am sure a chid will be receiving a Smart Phone, but with what guidance is the child given with the phone. My guess is NONE! Mainly because "She knows how to use the internet better than her parents" -Lupe Fiasco, Bitch Bad...Lupe does an amazing job with his music video getting this point across.
This is not the fault of the parents it is the fault of society not recognizing that with the growing age of technology we must have information on how to use that technology. WIth great knowledge comes great responsibility! So with Great access to knowledge should come someone explaining the responsibility of the knowledge.
I believe this issue comes with Capitalism, we now have people whose motivation and 1st thought is to produce something to make a profit. There is not much consideration that goes into the well being of society and that is my knock against capitalism and the society I live in that values machinery more than humanity.
I am grateful for a family who loves me, my relationship with God, and the educational opportunities that have led me to greater knowledge.
As for the purpose of this Blog, I think I know what I want it to be now, because not many people get the experience of going to college. I am going to write about my experiences in college and write about what I learned. Hoping that another person reading this Blog who does not have similar opportunities can still learn from my experiences. Infinite Knowledge.
Un Mundo Mejor Es Posible |A Better World Is Possible Inshallah|
Music that has influenced me lately:
Erykah Badu - Baduizm
Jetpack Jones - The Oddyssey
Lupe Fiasco - Bitch Bad [referenced this earlier]
Books I referenced:
The Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz - http://www.toltecspirit.com/
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
Twitter: @OWtDestiny
One of the first courses I took when I got to college was African American Studies 39E with Professor Quame and we read two books that changed my life, more specifically kept my life on track. The Alchemist and The Four Agreements, I won't go in depth, but I learned that "Life is Journey" and we shouldn't be too focused on the end result because the beauty of life is when you are living in it. I believe my generation is too caught up in this fad of Social Media where they take pictures of EVERYTHING, but do not learn too much. We share so much information but it is not the information that will lead to some consistent change. Facebook is power, Instagram is power, Twitter is power! On a recent road trip down to LA my Nigerian Brother Ikem recently said that "we have access to information, without direction, which leads to misplaced knowledge".
For instance CHRISTmas is coming up, I am sure a chid will be receiving a Smart Phone, but with what guidance is the child given with the phone. My guess is NONE! Mainly because "She knows how to use the internet better than her parents" -Lupe Fiasco, Bitch Bad...Lupe does an amazing job with his music video getting this point across.
This is not the fault of the parents it is the fault of society not recognizing that with the growing age of technology we must have information on how to use that technology. WIth great knowledge comes great responsibility! So with Great access to knowledge should come someone explaining the responsibility of the knowledge.
I believe this issue comes with Capitalism, we now have people whose motivation and 1st thought is to produce something to make a profit. There is not much consideration that goes into the well being of society and that is my knock against capitalism and the society I live in that values machinery more than humanity.
I am grateful for a family who loves me, my relationship with God, and the educational opportunities that have led me to greater knowledge.
As for the purpose of this Blog, I think I know what I want it to be now, because not many people get the experience of going to college. I am going to write about my experiences in college and write about what I learned. Hoping that another person reading this Blog who does not have similar opportunities can still learn from my experiences. Infinite Knowledge.
Un Mundo Mejor Es Posible |A Better World Is Possible Inshallah|
Music that has influenced me lately:
Erykah Badu - Baduizm
Jetpack Jones - The Oddyssey
Lupe Fiasco - Bitch Bad [referenced this earlier]
The Poem that inspired me to change the world
Books I referenced:
The Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz - http://www.toltecspirit.com/
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
Twitter: @OWtDestiny
--
Iwuoma, Destiny
UC Berkeley, Sophomore
Sociology Major w/ Double Minor in Education & African American Studies
Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. |Gamma Zeta| Chapter President
Black Recruitment and Retention Center, Northern CA Recruitment Coordinator '12-13
"It is our duty to fight for our freedom" -Assata Shakur
Monday, July 30, 2012
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
[Black Cooperative Economics] Sh*t Black People Should Do
It is a low down dirty shame that it took 18 years and my 2nd semester of College to actually learn about my people, Black People. Why is this? Well the injustices in the system of public education will be another Berkeley Storm post. But this post is dedicated to one of my favorite classes I have taken at Cal, African American Studies 5b with Professor Robert Allen. By writing this paper I learned that writing is a process, I remember when I used to intern for Assemblymember Anthony Portantino (44th District) he told me that "Writing is Re-writing" and after many drafts of this paper I finally understood what he meant. This is the final paper I wrote for this class:
Over
the course of this semester, we have covered many topics relating to the life
and culture of African Americans in the United States. For example, a recurrent
theme in our class discussions has been the phenomena of African Americans
blaming white people for the problems of Black America. It was pointed out that
Black people have been historically subjugated by the white power structure in
America. Specifically, a large part of the blame has been directed to how the
actions of the white community during slavery have led to the proliferation of
contemporary issues. These issues include high incarceration rates for Black
men and poor public school education for African American children. I will
further investigate the economics of black people because “black people are
undergoing a process akin to that experienced by many colonial countries” (14).
The efficient way for the colony of Black America to thrive is to separate from
the white power structure.
[Continue Reading] http://www.scribd.com/doc/96995750/Black-Cooperative-Economics
Saturday, June 2, 2012
The Berkeley Storm
Shortly, I will be changing the name of the blog from "The Berkeley Experience" to "The Berkeley Storm". When I started my freshmen year I found myself having a lot of intellectual conversations. Either it was because I had amazing roommates (shoutOWt to the Trio) or it was just the nature of college.
As I was enjoying these conversations, I noticed they really weren't going anywhere, it was "Intellectual Masturbation" as one of my Afro Professors put it. Simply having conversation to feel good, but I continue to ask myself, "what are you going to do it about it?" Thus, "The Berkeley Storm"
As I was enjoying these conversations, I noticed they really weren't going anywhere, it was "Intellectual Masturbation" as one of my Afro Professors put it. Simply having conversation to feel good, but I continue to ask myself, "what are you going to do it about it?" Thus, "The Berkeley Storm"
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