Drops of Inspiration

I'm Turner. I'm a student at The Florida State University as well as Florida A&M University.

Spring Break — Barcelona

I had a bout of madness two weeks ago. While talking to a good friend from undergrad, I learned he would be spending a few days in Barcelona before going home to Netanya, Israel. I’ve wanted to visit him in Israel for a while, and I decided this was my…

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Posted April 4, 2013 at 12:49 am

"I’m not a sixth grader. Senator, I’ve been on this committee for 20 years. I was a mayor for nine years. I walked in, I saw people shot. I’ve looked at dead bodies that have been shot with these weapons. I’ve seen the bullets that implode. In Sandy Hook, youngsters were dismembered. Look, there are other weapons. I’m not a lawyer, but after 20 years I’ve been up close and personal to the Constitution. I have great respect for it."

Reblogged from etonia

Sen. Diane Feinstein, to first term Sen. Ted Cruz, who was trying to mansplain the Second Amendment to her. (via quickhits)

(Source: rawstory.com)

Posted March 14, 2013 at 11:06 pm 717 notes

Race and EducationThere needs to be a national conversation about education and race. Black poverty is still more…View Post

Race and Education

There needs to be a national conversation about education and race. Black poverty is still more…

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Posted March 7, 2013 at 8:42 pm

duPont Award Photos

Christiane Amanpour and Turner G. Cowles Christiane Amanpour and Turner G. Cowles The duPont-Columbia Awards are administered by the duPont-Columbia Jury out of Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism The duPont-Columbia Awards are administered by the duPont-Columbia Jury out of Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Columbia Journalism professor June Cross moderates a panel of duPont Award-winning documentariansColumbia…

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Posted February 8, 2013 at 9:02 pm

20-Something New Yorker: Some things can be learned from tourists (said begrudgingly)

Reblogged from 20somethingnewyorker

20somethingnewyorker:

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I’m always hating on tourists - saying things like they’re so annoying and they need to move out of my way, which they are, and they do, but let’s be real: tourists have feelings too (although I’d prefer to pretend they don’t because, well, they’re tourists).

Tourists are as annoying to me…

Posted January 29, 2013 at 1:32 pm 9 notes