When I was about six, I was convinced that I could singlehandedly create a car out of a cardboard box and wooden sticks. I stubbornly made four wheels and a frame out of these sticks and scrap pieces of cardboard and then put a Brianna-sized cardboard box on top of it. I looked over my expertly crafted car with immense pride, and thought I’d take it out for its first joyride. I pulled my Velcro straps a little tighter on my ballin Pocahontas sneakers, pushed my blonde afro ou