When I got home from school a few weeks ago, I ran upstairs, into my bedroom, and straight to the bookcase next to my bed. Seconds later, I was under a stack of blankets – probably too many for the strangely warm winter day – with a book in hand. A few minutes after that,… Read on
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In the new Netflix docuseries ”Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy,” a filmmaker named Clarence `Coodie” Simmons interviewed iconic rapper Kanye West when he was just a producer and no one really knew him. Coodie saw the talent in Kayne immediately. Inspired by the movie “Hoop Dreams,” Coodie had an idea to make a documentary on Kayne to see… Read on
Does one ever truly heal from a traumatic experience? That is the question HBO’s “The Fallout” starring Jenna Ortega and Maddie Ziegler (Mia) seeks to answer. In this film centered around the life of Vada (played by Ortega) following a fatal school shooting, Vada seeks those feelings of normalcy which she lost. As she does… Read on
I enjoy Black History Month each year. It’s a time when I get to hear about and study great African American people that have made a great contribution to society. Frederick Douglass is a notable person of interest. “He’s Black royalty,” as my mother would say. During my studies of him this year, something that… Read on
Singer-songwriter Mitski has a lot to say about her career on her latest record, “Laurel Hell.” Released on February 4, “Laurel Hell,” tells the dark and dramatic tale of her career in the music industry. Many of her past projects like “Retired from Sad, New Career in Business” and “Be the Cowboy” have exploded on… Read on
When attending public schools all your life, you don’t expect much from the school restroom. That all changed when I got older and got the gift of my period at school. A period occurs when a woman’s vagina bleeds for several days throughout her menstrual cycle. Most women’s periods occur every 28 days, although it’s… Read on