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Brittany Robinson
Oct 26, 20213 min read
'A Sip with Issa Rae' is back
Issa Rae is coming back to YouTube! Unfortunately, there won’t be any new skits on the way (sorry to my ‘Awkward Black Girl’ fans). But...
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Jasmine Hill
Oct 26, 20213 min read
My Ultimate Goal: Getting to the Finish Line with a Light Heart
Will Smith once said, “You have to learn how to fight and defend yourself against predators without letting your heart go dark.” When I...
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Brittany Robinson
Oct 26, 20212 min read
Insecure: Season 5 Episode 1 Review
Last night was the season five premiere of Insecure, the finale season. If you can recall, the final episode of season four left us all...
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Jasmine Hill
Oct 26, 20216 min read
5 Hard Lessons The Squid Game Taught Me About Money
On the off chance that they have partnered with pink hazmat suits and escaped your notice, social media has been flooding with tweets,...
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Brittany Robinson
Oct 23, 20212 min read
New Music Friday: My Top Picks
It’s New Music Friday! Here are my top picks for the week. Majid Jordan — Stars Align featuring Drake Isn’t it so exciting when artists...
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Alesha Lawrence
Oct 4, 20213 min read
(My) Life
Photo of the Author Life is a story Too long to recite So I wrote it in a poem For you to listen if you might Not a life’s story From...
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Simisola Fagbemi
Sep 30, 20214 min read
The ‘In the Heights’ controversy is more than skin deep
Viewers have described the film’s lack of Black leads as proof of Afro-Latine erasure. Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures Throughout his...
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Simisola Fagbemi
Sep 27, 20212 min read
Lizzo Dropped the Visuals for Her Single "Rumors" and Wow
The pop star serves goddess in a Greek mythology inspired visual On Friday, Lizzo released her much-anticipated single “Rumors” alongside...
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Rhoda Akua Ameyaa
Sep 15, 20214 min read
Essay: Why We Need Black Journalists and Reporters
We need Black everything: journalists, doctors, lawyers, chefs, musicians, teachers, architects, everything! We need Black people in...
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Alesha Lawrence
Aug 17, 20214 min read
You are Post-Grad and Not Alone…
I want to talk you, not tell you what to do. Life right now may seem a little daunting, maybe even paralyzing, because the last four...
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Simisola Fagbemi
Aug 10, 20213 min read
5 Genre-Defying Artists to Keep An Eye On
From a teenage Nigerian superstar in the making to an indie rocker from Cleveland, these five artists are poised to make a huge impact....
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Alysha Lewis
Aug 8, 20213 min read
What is Cancel Culture? Has it been taken too far?
In the latest news, famous rapper DaBaby is the newest victim of ‘cancel culture,’ a term in which many celebrities are all too familiar....
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Rhoda Akua Ameyaa
Aug 8, 20211 min read
You: Through My Eyes
(a poem) Beloved, I see a clot of a nightmare floating in your eyes. You have locked your lips around a riveted knot and have kept the...
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Rhoda Akua Ameyaa
Aug 5, 20216 min read
The Disease Of Fatphobia
I recently saw on the cover of a newspaper one of the most ridiculous headlines ever. The headline read: This Year’s 50 Best & Worst...
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Rhoda Akua Ameyaa
Aug 3, 20214 min read
Is There An Ongoing Loneliness Pandemic?
Sure, there is no point in arguing that people are not lonely, especially from the wear and tear effect Covid-19 has had on the world...
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Rhoda Akua Ameyaa
Jul 29, 20213 min read
Five Things I Do To Deal With Post-Covid-19 Anxiety
Even though the world is gradually going back to the way it was before the covid-19 haze, the impact of Covid-19 on individual well-being...
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Alysha Lewis
Jul 25, 20212 min read
The Importance of Teaching African American History to Today’s Youth
The importance of teaching African American history to our youth is more important now than it ever was. This week, the Texas Senate...
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Rhoda Akua Ameyaa
Jul 22, 20216 min read
10 Reasons Why You Think You Cannot Dance
Have you tried getting into dance but always felt like you did not belong? Perhaps you think dance is not for you, but why would it not...
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Rhoda Akua Ameyaa
Jul 22, 20214 min read
Consent Kills No Vibe!
It is a relief to see that people have started engaging in conversations about consent culture and hold one another accountable. Having...
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Rhoda Akua Ameyaa
Jul 20, 20211 min read
Anatomy of a Stray
(to my other… ) I stray from the path of love When beauty sings like a dove along with the midnight breeze. Thirty-two pieces of cigar on...
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