Black Joy, Black Pain, and the Remaining Elements of Chocolate City As we all know, gentrification brings gains and losses. The city may acquire new buildings but at the cost of losing historically relevant memorabilia. Whether it be community events like Moechella or a familiar corner store, these elements of the community stand to become …
I met up with Grindstone in NW, at Meridian Hill Park on Saturday to get an understanding of the origins of Grindstone, the business and the man. When planning the meet up on the phone, I asked what his name was to formally introduce myself. He responded, “People know me as Grindstone.” This to me …
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The history of the meaning of the adjective “woke” is a rather unique one. In the United States, there are few words that are comparably divisive. What all major English dictionaries and most English speakers once agreed meant “alert to injustice” is now up for interminable partisan debate. Largely, Americans who are left of center …
Six months ago, I assumed that by now I’d be a few months into my first “big girl” position – accustomed to learning the ropes within the entertainment media industry. Instead, I often contemplate whether my true calling is elsewhere and if I’ll even end up utilizing the knowledge I’ve obtained from the writing courses …
The 2023 National Book Festival was held this year at the Library of Congress on August 12. Like past years it featured numerous talented authors, including R.K. Russell, who gained notoriety for telling his truth in the sports world and the book world. Russell gave insight into his life during an open forum with Book …
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Korean Pop music, or K-pop, has been gaining popularity in the United States for the past five years. Early legends such as PSY, 2NE1, Girls Generation, and BIGBANG ran YouTube with astronomical numbers in views in the early 2010’s, but post 2016, K-pop and its fandom has been growing more and more. BTS has reached …
Spotlighting Local Artist Brianna Ezeigbo Art within the Black community has been a staple tool in expressing a variety of social, political, and most of all personal values and feelings. Artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat, who used neo-expressionism to convey ideas of culture, personal history, and social ideology have influenced countless other young artists, including Brianna …
Every year near the end of July, hundreds of Liberians from across the country gather at The Embassy of the Republic of Liberia in Northwest Washington DC to celebrate July 26, Liberian Independence Day. On August 24, Liberia celebrates Flag Day. For the first time since COVID hit, I attended the Independence Day Festival with …
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Article image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has grown exponentially, and people are using it for tons of different purposes. AI has been around since 1951 when the first program was created by Christopher Strachey at the University of Oxford. AI is defined as a simulation of human intelligence …
Grammy nominated rapper Cash Codie, whose real name is Cody Mason, will no longer be hosting the American Music Awards next month after being accused of significantly ramping up his “blaccent,” a portmanteau of the words “black” and “accent,” in recent weeks. Mason, the white 26-year-old artist behind the Billboard smash hit “Different Kinds,” is …
