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Artist Sews a Vivid Picture of Blackness in New Line Fashion can be revolutionary. Aesthetic can tell the story of a people, a political ideology. Designer Eneale Pickett would like his next line to inspire conversations surrounding the African diaspora, black masculinity, and womanhood. He hopes to financially help incoming Black freshmen at the University…
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Three Initiatives to Transform Learning in Schools Educators often enter the field with the intention in making a difference in the lives of youth but improving education does not rest solely on their shoulders. Developing tomorrow’s leaders into culture influencers, changemakers and contributors to society should be a communal effort. Not everyone has to do…
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In recent weeks, I have opened the YouTube app on my iPhone each week just to watch DeStorm Power’s “Caught,” an R&B web dramedy. Similar to R. Kelly’s “Trapped In the Closet,” which the artist released from 2005-2012, DeStorm’s “Caught” begins with an intense brawl when DeStorm’s girlfriend, played by fellow YouTube personality JaNina catches…
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Alexis “L.E.X Da Rapper” Dean Jr., 20, raps clean lyrics to inspire young people to pursue greatness. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student attempts to motivate his audience each time he gets on stage. “It’s actual Hip-Hop. Lyrical and delivers a message in every song. But, what makes it different is that it’s clean. So, it…
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