By Jade Flint, Culture Editor Carnival is a traditionally Catholic celebration but influenced by Pagan traditions with gluttonous days or weeks-long festivities to feast before the Lenten Season. The practice began in largely Catholic Southern European countries where people would host various balls and feasts from Christmas time up to Ash Wednesday. However, through rampant…
By Jaylen Williams James Baldwin has entered into the cultural zeitgeist once again, after the release of “I Am Not Your Negro” and the trending of videos with Nikki Giovanni. His debut play, “The Amen Corner,” which was first performed at Howard University in 1955, makes its comeback just down the road at The Shakespeare…
By Ashleigh Fields “The Photograph” is the epitome of a healthy black love story. With its strong parallels to 90’s romance films like, “Love Jones,” or “Brown Sugar,” it finds the perfect medium between past and present to show the evolution of black love. But behind the 90s nostalgia, the impeccable camera angles and a…
By Sasha Charlemagne, Staff Reporter The Super Bowl has become a yearly pop cultural moment where an artist can take advantage of the millions of viewers in order to make a statement. As the most watched television event of the year, the Super Bowl allows for all who take part, from advertisers to musical acts,…
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The 92nd Academy Awards, despite the overwhelming lack of representation in many categories, still saw strides forward for people of color in cinema. Prior to the ceremony, there was plenty of buzz about the lack of both gender and racial diversity in major categories such as Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress. The Oscars…
By Sasha Charlemagne, Staff Reporter Fans of the late Mac Miller get the chance to experience unreleased tracks the artist had recorded closely before his passing. Circles, the posthumous album by Mac Miller, has been released by the late artist’s family and acts as a companion piece to Miller’s previously released record, Swimming. Producer Jon…
By Onyekachi Akalonu, Staff Reporter As the year draws to a close, high school students everywhere are looking ahead at what the new year will entail. Prom, senior trips and ditch days, and most importantly, college acceptances, become the focal points of the new year as a new graduate class steps onto the collegiate landscape….
By Chanel Cain, Staff Reporter The Howard Players’ 8×10 festival allows student actors and playwrights to showcase their work on stage. The show features eight, 10-minute original plays. With only two weeks left until the second annual 8×10 Play Festival, the Howard Players’ focus and drive has increased. This is especially true for the actors…
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