Thoughts

Today, I have been thinking about my future. In regards to what I would want my career to be. As you all may already know, I am an aspiring professor and lecturer. Currently, I am double majoring in Speech Communication with an emphasis in intercultural communication and of course Psychology. Folks, may start to wonder, why psychology and communication?? Well, I will answer that, with the psychology degree I will use to gain knowledge about the formation of ones’ identity and the process in the factors that proceed with the development. As for communication, I have an emphasis on intercultural communication with a focus on Black masculinity and gender issues. Thus, I will use the two of them to see how African American males specifically form their identity as it relates to masculine roles and socially accepted norms (what ever one might define that as) moreover, I will also look at how violence play an enormous role in the development of some black males identities. Moving forward, after I receive my BS and BA degree, I will then go on to work towards my Masters and PhD in speech communication, ultimately to become a professor/writer/social activist. My goal is to teach at an HBCU school, because that is where a lot of our Black students are going, and I feel as though I can make a huge impact, and I also, personally, know how important role models and or motivators are in ones’ life. This will in turn allow me to give back to society by educating my young brothers and also making a change in someones life. NOTE: The reason why I have the picture of Dr.West and I is because he is a mentor to me, and is one of my greatest motivators of today! He is an amazing orator and a mind-bottling intellectual!