The New York City premiere for the third and final installment of the critically acclaimed TV show, Pose took place on Thursday night. The executive producer and director Janet Mock went off-script during the presentation. She demanded fair pay for Trans women and blasted Hollywood for their mistreatment of her. Page Six broke the incident on […]
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In \”A Treatise on Pessimism\” from December, I said of a recent police murder: “The timing of this murder seems almost by design as if [the officer] and company wanted to reassure all who were drunk on the unrest and indignation that had become characteristic of 2020 that nothing had changed, and that he would
Seattle native Tierra Umi Wilson, known as UMI is making waves with her new re-released album, Introspection Reimagined. The L.A.-based musician is known for how tranquil her music comes across. UMI’s sound is very reminiscent of Groove Theory’s Amel Larrieux, very soulful with quaint lyricism. She radiates on this new album, making sure every listener
If Amanda Gorman is not the most famous poet in the United States right now, she is at least the most widely celebrated. The signs of this are virtually everywhere you look. Having been the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate, a distinction she won in 2017 when she was only 19 years old, she was
The phrase, “Ignorance is bliss,” only applies to cisgendered heterosexual people. The state of ignorance allows for those not to realize what is surrounding them, some might not even care. Some may ask, \”Why?\”But if you had to be aware of something that has nothing to do with yourself, would you care? Now, take those
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On Friday, April 2, Paul Pierce went live on his Instagram page. The live stream featured himself smoking weed and surrounded by partially nude dancers. After the video made its rounds throughout the interwebs, it finally fell into the hands of ESPN. After working with ESPN since 2017, ESPN has cut working ties with Pierce
British pop star Bree Runway is the embodiment of sugar and spice and everything nice. The star is eccentric yet daring. She turns her keen visionary skills into reality. All of it began in her Hackney, London bedroom, which is hard to believe. Since then, she has performed in front of Michelle Obama, garnered a
April 2nd ushered in Autism Awareness Month. A month set aside to appreciate those with what the Center for Disease Control, refers to as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). They describe it as a developmental disability that can cause significant social, communication, and behavioral challenges. But here\’s the interesting thing. After placing \”disability\” and \”disorder\” in
I was in a conversation with a group of people when a Black male referred to his girlfriend as an angry Black female! He laughed, but I wanted to know why he said that and what he meant when he said it. Do people just say this as the phrase of the day, like \”don\’t
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I was in a conversation with a group of people when a Black male referred to his girlfriend as an angry Black female! He laughed, but I wanted to know why he said that and what he meant when he said it. Do people just say this as the phrase of the day, like \”don\’t
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