The Boston Celtics celebrated their 18th championship in franchise history with a championship parade deemed “Banner Day.” The team held the parade on June 21, four days after defeating the Dallas Mavericks with a final score of 106-88 to capture the 2024 NBA title. The championship would also mark the 13th championship won this century by […]
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A nightly peruse of my Netflix recommendations led me to a new high-suspense thriller, Under Paris. The movie, directed by Xavier Gens, is a French film centered on marine biologist, Sophia, played by Bérénice Bejo. Sophia is tasked with the insurmountable feat of eradicating sharks from the Seine. The movie garnered international attention, quickly becoming
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Texas Tech University has announced a 10 year partnership with Adidas to become the official paraphernalia partner of the Red Raiders. The deal officially ends Under Armors’ almost 20 year lease with the athletic program. Starting today, fans can begin purchasing select licensed Texas Tech apparel at adidas.com/us/texas_tech, and local retailers and online partners. Patrick
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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
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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
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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,
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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”
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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
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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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