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  • New Music Friday: My Top Picks

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto"></p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_aa779587921344c7a1802a40f7163c69~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_533,al_c,q_80/file.png" width="800" height="533" title="Image"></figure><p style="text-align:auto">It’s New Music Friday!</p><p style="text-align:auto">Here are my top picks for the week.n</p><p style="text-align:auto"><strong>Alicia Keys — Best of Me</strong></p><p style="text-align:auto">Alicia Key has officially announced that on <a […]

  • Who’s up next?: Women in Hip-Hop

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto">For years women have been making their contributions to hip-hop. Although rap is a male-dominated genre, countless women have had a hand in pushing the culture forward. Now in […]

  • ‘A Sip with Issa Rae’ is back

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto">Issa Rae is coming back to YouTube! Unfortunately, there won’t be any new skits on the way (sorry to my ‘Awkward Black Girl’ fans). But if you’re an aspiring […]

  • Insecure: Season 5 Episode 1 Review

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto">Last night was the season five premiere of Insecure, the finale season.</p><p style="text-align:auto"></p><p style="text-align:auto">If you can recall, the final episode of season four left us all with our jaws […]

  • New Music Friday: My Top Picks

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto">It’s New Music Friday! </p><p style="text-align:auto"></p><p style="text-align:auto">Here are my top picks for the week.</p><p style="text-align:auto"></p><p style="text-align:auto"></p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_ed845d842d344f9ea05983bd0f981782~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_478,al_c,q_80/file.png" width="800" height="478" title="Image"></figure><p style="text-align:auto"></p><p style="text-align:auto"><strong>Majid Jordan — Stars Align featuring Drake</strong></p><p style="text-align:auto"></p><p style="text-align:auto">Isn’t it […]

  • The ‘In the Heights’ controversy is more than skin deep

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto">Viewers have described the film’s lack of Black leads as proof of Afro-Latine erasure.</p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_10e5acab221b4b5d9364065f3a9d9ad9~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_562,al_c,q_80/file.png" width="1000" height="562" title="Image"></figure><p style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000">Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures</span></p><p style="text-align:center"></p><p style="text-align:auto">Throughout his career, Lin-Manuel Miranda […]

  • Lizzo Dropped the Visuals for Her Single “Rumors” and Wow

    <![CDATA[<h4 style="text-align:auto">The pop star serves goddess in a Greek mythology inspired visual</h4><p style="text-align:auto">n</p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_991e353c2b9141dfbfc1989a487a4d76~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_640,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" width="640" height="640" title="Image"></figure><p style="text-align:auto">On Friday, Lizzo released her much-anticipated single “Rumors” alongside a music video in […]

  • 5 Genre-Defying Artists to Keep An Eye On

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto"><em>From a teenage Nigerian superstar in the making to an indie rocker from Cleveland, these five artists are poised to make a huge impact.</em></p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_ffa45fe088e346218b36f186be7a68db~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1280,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" width="1280" height="720" title="Image"></figure><p style="text-align:center"><span […]

  • Black Women Athletes Face Scrutiny Amid Upcoming 2021 Olympics

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto"></p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_f5829321607a4c3ab9ad96cf895ec377~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1200,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" width="1200" height="800" title="Image"></figure><p style="text-align:auto">1. Despite the undeniable success of Black women athletes, the Olympics continue to find ways to tear them down. In recent weeks, Black women […]

  • Gender Standards for Men and Women in Music and Their Social Impact

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto"></p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_e8889438409349778ff3781d3eda9a2c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1400,h_1056,al_c,q_80/file.png" width="1400" height="1056" title="Image"></figure><p style="text-align:auto">In a 2009 <u><a href="https://www.upworthy.com/lady-gaga-calls-out-interviewers-sexist-double-standards-when-he-asks-about-her-provocative-lyrics" target="_blank">interview</a></u>, Lady Gaga confronted the interviewer following a question about the lyrics in her music. Lady Gaga’s reaction to […]