When did “Black Love” become a thing? What do I mean by that? Well, something that has to be qualified. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been taught about love. Just…love. Not Black love. Just…love. Let’s think about this. For anyone who was reared in a community with most people having the same …
Oftentimes within the media\’s portrayal of “teendom,” characters are made to fill an archetype and fit snugly into their roles. From the tall, handsome jock who makes up in athleticism what he lacks in brains, to the quiet overlooked main character who upon taking off her glasses and unpinning her hair, becomes a modern-day Regina …
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A Social Band-Aid Even though free Black people found more sustainable livelihoods in the North, the remnants of slavery still strongly influenced American society. The 13th Amendment ensured that slavery was illegal, unless under punishment for a crime. A glaring loophole that opened the flood gates for incarcerating Black people at alarming rates. As federal …
This semester I began my journey towards studying mass communications. As my professor began to discuss the initial presentation of mass media through the radio, I began to think about how mass media presents black people, or rather, black love. I later discussed with a friend about Tyler Perry’s “Madea” films, and the debate around …
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I imagined love like many other teens did. Like the movies and tv shows around me had depicted, I would meet a smart, charismatic boy with a charm like Chad Danforth of “Highschool Musical” or Devon Carter of “That’s So Raven,” who would sweep me off my feet and into pubescent infatuation. In the culmination …
I’m, I’m so in love with you…Many may remember these words from a song or hearing your parents play it repeatedly back in the day. But for those who don’t, this is a verse from the sultry mega-hit love song “Let’s Stay Together,” sung by none other than one of R&B’s greatest soulful crooners, Al …
Yet someway, somehow it touches us all. How would we define such as thing? The essence of black love is powerful, deep. It is that understanding that you almost can’t explain. The black experience alone, from of course slavery, to racism, poverty, and the fight against it all, encompasses that love. That love for our …
The festivities got started with Dwayne \”The Rock\” Johnson making an inspiring speech just before kickoff. After both teams failed to score with their first possession the Rams drew blood first on an Odell Beckham touchdown. The Bengals immediately answered thanks to a 46-yard catch by Ja\’Marr Chase. Unfortunately for the Bengals the drive stalled …
I remember typing the words into HU Twitter like a fervent prayer. “Since we are manifesting, I need a queer Black friend group in DC.” For much of my life, I had gone without a sense of community. Yes, I had grown up with a host of Black friends in school or in the Saturday …
The United States of America is on the precipice of seeing another first in the anticipated retirement announcement of Washington, D.C. Justice Stephen Breyer from his seat as one of the nine justices on the Supreme Court. This announcement set off the usual frenzied speculation about who will be “the pick,” just like it did …
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