We are literally days away from ringing in the new year. More excitingly, it is also starting a new decade. While a new year always brings the possibility of new beginnings, it can also bring you face to face with ghosts of resolutions\’ past. We all create resolutions but how many of us succeed? Unfortunately, […]
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The premier season of Watchmen concluded on HBO on Sunday to largely critical acclaim. I recently started watching the show after noticing the large social media discussion surrounding the show’s first episode. Watchmen follows detective Angela Abar, played by Regina King, as her and the police department investigate the resurgence of a white supremacy group
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Lizzo recently went to a basketball game donned in a thong outfit exposing her butt cheeks. She literally went viral overnight, with people comparing her to wrestler Rikishi. Fat jokes are a sad, unavoidable part of plus size fame. For a very blatant reason, she is always dismissed for not being demure and miserable. The
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Raising Dion is a superhero science fiction series on Netflix created by Carol Barbee based on the 2015 comic book series and short film by Dennis Liu. The series, executively produced by Michael B. Jordan who also has a recurring role in the film as the protagonist’s deceased father, follows single mother Nicole Reese, played
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When the trailers for \”Harriet\” first emerged, the consensus was that we have seen enough slave movies. Specifically, the exploitation of Black tragedy for profit has gotten boring. Which is a relatable narrative As a Black person. We continue to be forced to face our mortality head-on. On the news and in the entertainment that
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It’s about that time again. Multiple songs like to deem the holidays as the best time of the year. I find that sentiment debatable. However, I do love giving gifts for the holidays. My family is full of women so I especially love gifts that follow a theme. This year is a makeup theme which
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Social media has made it easy to create the idea of activism. All it takes is for a compelling video to gain traction. Suddenly everyone is sharing content and signing petitions to aid the cause. This can be a good thing to bring injustice to light. It can also be a breeding ground for fake
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The Washington Nationals shocked the baseball world by winning the 2019 World Series and proceeded to create a different firestorm during the traditional White House visit. This longstanding tradition started in 1924 by President Calvin Coolidge and the Washington Senators has now become an increasingly controversial political platform. Players boycott the visit in protest of
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A little known story of 8 student-athletes who risked their futures to protest injustices at Syracuse University. Their attempt to follow in the footsteps of Syracuse University legends like Ernie Daivs, Jim Brown and Floyd Little is chronicled in Leveling the Playing Field: The Story of the Syracuse 8.
What a disaster! Trying to diagnose this team\’s problems will be a great one but I will attempt to give it a try. This season for the Washington Redskins has been a complete catastrophe as far as being a solid NFL team goes. For the Redskins, it is a serious drought of effort and will
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