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  • The Impact of Clubhouse for the Black Community

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto"></p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_830b8ac67ac8426894e84109c4aff3f2~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">Clubhouse, a social app that launched in 2020 owes much of its success to the black community.</p><p style="text-align:auto"></p><p style="text-align:auto">Clubhouse is a social media app […]

  • 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 […]

  • 5 Interesting Hobbies to Take Up This Summer

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto"></p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_a29d56c208344c8585f8f7d6e3f2373f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_621,h_293,al_c,q_80/file.png" width="621" height="293" title="Image"></figure><p style="text-align:auto">Learning to do something by oneself is not always easy, especially given that we are conditioned to turn everything we do into something that […]

  • Lil Nas X Faces Backlash After his 2021 BET Awards Performance

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto"></p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_64f146be5f4341a68feec5804c91d6a0~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1400,h_1688,al_c,q_80/file.png" width="1400" height="1688" title="Image"></figure><p style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000">Photo via JOHNNY NUNEZ/GETTY</span></p><p style="text-align:auto"></p><p style="text-align:auto">Lil Nas X has found himself at the top of news headlines following his <u><a href="https://www.bet.com/music/2021/06/30/bet-awards-2021-lil-nas-x-talks-performance-kiss.html" target="_blank">2021 BET […]

  • Essay: White Face on Black Culture

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto"></p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_1d2afe0f2ebb4f56a2a1959db5e6a4f4~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1400,h_933,al_c,q_80/file.png" width="1400" height="933" title="Image"></figure><p style="text-align:center"><strong>Kim Kardashian attends the 2018 MTV Movie And TV Awards on June 16, 2018, in Santa Monica, Calif. (via </strong><u><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.nbcnews.com/</strong></a></u><strong>)</strong></p><p style="text-align:center"></p><p style="text-align:auto">You […]

  • Celebrating the Influential Black Artists of Today’s Time

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto"></p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_72414d42754d49ca937ee3de746ed2c7~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_600,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" width="600" height="400" title="Image"></figure><p style="text-align:center">Photograph from <u><a href="https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/ross-rihanna-and-others-help-bounce-and-brown-sugar-celebrate-black-music-month/" target="_blank">Harlem World Magazine</a></u>.</p><p style="text-align:auto"></p><p style="text-align:auto">June is a month for celebrating the fabulous members of the LGBTQ community, the emancipation of […]

  • The Smarter, Broker, Show-off Generation: Are we Thriving and Slaying the Game?

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto"></p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_e71ef089bc8b4994b2c5ddb114125428~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1400,h_933,al_c,q_80/file.png" width="1400" height="933" title="Image"></figure><p style="text-align:center"><strong>Photo by </strong><u><a href="https://unsplash.com/@rosssneddon?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText" target="_blank"><strong>Ross Sneddon</strong></a></u><strong> on </strong><u><a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/busy?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText" target="_blank"><strong>Unsplash</strong></a></u></p><p style="text-align:center"></p><p style="text-align:auto"><span style="color:#000000">Who wore it better? Which of them is richer? We ask questions […]

  • These Brands are Showing Their Pride the Entire Month of June

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto"></p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_3ca80be1c3694766acadc4dd8e5fc937~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1200,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" width="1200" height="675" title="Image"></figure><p style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000">Image from</span><span style="color:#000000"> </span><u><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/01/health/pride-month-2021-trnd/index.html" target="_blank">CNN.com</a></u></p><p style="text-align:center"></p><p style="text-align:auto">Since 1970, the month of June is dedicated to members of the LGBTQ community. <u><a href="https://gaycenter.org/about/lgbtq/" […]

  • 10 POC Musical Artists you should add to your Summer Playlists!

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto"><span style="color:#000000">As you make your playlists to get you through the summer heat and get you in the party and relaxed mood, here are some artists of color whose […]

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