This past week I haven’t been able to decipher what is more alarming: the coronavirus pandemic or the eruption of people rallying against social distancing restrictions that have been put in place for the safety of the world. As of April 21, the total of coronavirus cases in the U.S […]

For some, graduating from college is one of the biggest days in their life; it’s a major accomplishment. Being the first to obtain a degree in my family is a big deal for me, and after talking to a few other FAMU students, I realized they feel the same way. […]

Outside is closed but Tik Tok isn’t. People from all over are at home bored, stuck in quarantine due to COVID-19.  According to Tik Tok, individuals are spending 20% more time on apps. 60% of the users are between the ages of 16-24. Tik Tok is taking the lead as […]

Coming out of this pandemic, life will not be the same. The systems of education, economy, careers, and housing will all have to revamp their systems accordingly.  Being a leasing manager at Alight West Tenn during this time has been very hard because everyone’s main concern right now is rent […]

“Hey six feet!” Only four months into the new year and those three words are splattered and heard just about everywhere. Things have definitely gone in a direction no one expected since COVID-19 made its appearance in the United States, and things are simply going to have to be different […]

Since the first days of lockdown to now, I have witnessed my parents do a complete 180. I remember the days when they “didn’t understand what was so important on my phone” and couldn’t fathom why “Olympus Has Fallen” needed to be on volume level 55 instead of 15. I […]

Since the COVID-19 outbreak hit the United States, misconceptions of Black Americans being immune to the virus spread across social media, leaving many thinking they were safe. A lack of media representation showing the risk intensified the myth. According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, 33 percent of […]

Bhad Bhabie is blackfishing right in front of our faces— and what are we to do about it? Rapper Danielle Bregoli, who goes by the stage name Bhad Bhabie, rose to fame after her appearance in 2016 on “Dr. Phil.” Her influencer status has been intertwined with her problematic behavior […]

Colorism is a war that our community has fought since slavery. As a brown skin girl growing up, I never really paid much attention to the representation of black girls on television. As I got older, though, I began to realize that brown-skin women are underrepresented in Hollywood. With the […]