Marching footsteps and thunderous voices crowded the streets of cities nationwide last May after the murder of George Floyd. Anguish and outrage propelled the Black Lives Matter movement forward in a way...
It was June of 2002 when the experiment of televising a singing competition where viewers could determine the results was put to the test. Three months later, that experiment produced a multi-platinum...
Chinyere Ibeh, Music and Film Critic
• April 11, 2021
The press has a habit of covering the actions of white adults and youth of color quite differently.
According to a study published in 2014 by the American Psychological Association, Black boys as...
Why do people like K-pop?
“All of the work that the artists put in from their trainee days until they debut is something admirable,” answered Jorge Solis, a member of TCN Pulse, a K-pop organization...
As the country begrudgingly celebrates the one-year mark of quarantine, there has been a widespread reflection. Students have recalled thinking they’d scored just an extra week or two of spring break,...
Chinyere Ibeh, Music and Film Critic
• March 14, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic hit its one-year anniversary and many industries have changed drastically, one being journalism.
Journalists have had to adjust the way they conduct their business, including the...
On Feb. 28, people gathered for the 78th Golden Globes ceremony, whether that was from their couch, bed or the red carpet. In the first semi-online Golden Globes, which Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted...
With a recent New York Times documentary about Britney Spears trying to get out of her conservatorship with her father and Taylor Swift rerecording her albums as her own, we have entered a new era of women...
After a summer of racial justice protests, a critical election and wildfires across the country, several prominent activists and movements have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
American politician...
It has been almost one month since Amanda Gorman gave her inaugural poem on the Capitol steps.
Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in history and first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate at the age...
Chinyere Ibeh, Music and Film Critic
• February 8, 2021
The Golden Globes released its nominations last month with the controversy surrounding one of its nominated shows.
“Emily in Paris,” a Netflix dramedy, received two nominations while “I May Destroy...
It feels as if most films released in the last few years have been some form of reboot, remake or sequel. While it may seem like just a lack of creativity on part of the studios, the recent emergence of...
