January 23, 2016 (Day #1) My hypothesis is simple: If a cultural creation by the African American ethnic group can be appropriated, it will be. How might I justify and then prove this claim? The presence, prominence and dominance of African American traditions and innovations in international popular culture has been widely documented. The specificity […]
An unassuming Georgia business owner, who doesn’t have so much as a Facebook page, has made national news after bringing a case to a local appellate court. David Birch, founder and CEO of Birch Architecture & Design in Macon, first made headlines when he was sued by an African American client for “boldfaced racial prejudice
There has been a bit of a music slump since the pandemic. 2024 is shaping up to become one of the best years music has seen in a very long time. While there have been some hits in the last four years, there have also been quite a few misses. Album rollouts have become mediocre,
Following a 71-68 loss in the 2024 NCAA tournament players and coaches amongst the Howard men’s basketball team got the chance to reflect on the season and game. Howard matched up against Wagner University on March 19, who came in the game with some confidence after winning the Northeast Conference Championship. The teams would trade
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After a recent spate of public faux pas, the loyal voter base of Delaware Governor Jackson Flack has begun to question his leadership. Flack, a Democrat now in his seventh of a maximum eight years in office, has been harshly criticized for a series of comments journalists and activists have called “jarring,” “out of character”
BOURNE: Welcome to Beltway Insider. I’m Les Bourne. At the top of the order tonight is a story that, like so many in this day and age, has many Americans ready to rejoice and many ready to revolt. Just yesterday, President Sheppard signed Executive Order 16461, titled “Protecting Our Petrol Prices from Yielding to Crude
As college seniors graduate this upcoming spring, it’s nice to be reminded of what success can be obtained after graduation – especially for student athletes. Mekhi Abbott, a Graduate student and javelin thrower at the University of Maryland, is a great example of what can come; after completing his studies at Howard, he continues to
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The DC Voice is committed to keeping the DC residents informed of what’s going on in the community. On February 22nd, I had the pleasure of speaking with Kelly Mikel Williams, Commissioner for Ward 8, representing Single Member District 3 in the Congress Heights Advisory Neighborhood Commission. In our conversation, Commissioner Williams discussed his main goals
Last time we checked out how the teams in the American League stacked up. Now it’s time to see what’s happening in the National League. We finished off in the west and it seems like a good place to start as we make our way back east. So without further ado, this is how the
Spring is just about here and with it the cherry blossoms are blooming, but also baseball is back! That means it’s that time old tradition of making predictions again! We’ll start off with the three AL divisions and see how each of the 15 teams stack up against one another. So let’s jump right into
