Being a middle-aged college student is far from easy, but when you’re destined for greatness while having faith, it levels things out. All throughout grade school I was always a popular kid who loved attention. I cheered, ran track, attended theater school and did the morning and afternoon announcements in […]
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Another Easter during a pandemic
Resurrection Sunday is among us and every year my family and I attend Sunrise service, host dinners and participate in egg hunts. When COVID-19 first hit the U.S. and quarantine began, Easter was one of the first holidays to be affected. We anticipated being out of quarantine by now, however, […]
Review: The United States vs. ‘Strange Fruit’
“The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” a bio-pic that recently premiered on Hulu, is led by a powerful performance by actress Andra Day. She delivers on an intense role and storyline that only she could deliver so powerfully to viewers. Many may find the story too much to handle, past […]
Florida has to do better
We all know that Florida is one of the few outlying states that refuse to take the COVID-19 virus seriously. This is due in part to the lack of leadership from Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis seems more concerned with the economy than the actual lives it takes to create the […]
I’m no match for pollen
Spring has officially started. For me this means months of battling one of my most powerful opponents: pollen. Each year the pollen in the air requires me to make adjustments to my daily life. Pollen, and the allergy symptoms it brings, impact me in more ways than one. I have […]
Lil Nas X rides down old controversy road
Lil Nas X, best known for his 2019 viral song “Old Town Road” featuring country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, recently released a new song and video titled “Montero (Call Me By Your Name).” His new video has sparked an outrage from people and many are denouncing their support of his […]
Time to shed the stereotypes surrounding plus-size women
The phrase “you gotta be two something to do something” is taking social media by storm as many people have recently shown an outpouring of support for plus-size women. Being Plus-sized is so much more than what the media portrays a thick woman to be. Well-known celebrities such as K […]
Online dating is dangerous, especially for women
If you’re not single in 2021, shout to you. Seriously. For us single folks, the dating scene is like a war zone. It’s brutal in all aspects and can get really scary fast — especially for women. Ah, the digital age. It’s allowed us to communicate within seconds with people […]
Review: ‘Ginny & Georgia’ an emotional rollercoaster
“Ginny & Georgia” is one of Netflix’s most recent original series, and it has gained quite a following. It is a “dramedy” created by Sarah Lampert that stars Antonia Gentry and Brianne Howey as the two leading characters. Georgia Miller decided to move to the small town of Wellsbury, Mass., […]
Lena Waithe needs to find her own lane
Is it a copy or inspiration? Producer and actress Lena Waithe has garnered heat after releasing a trailer on March 22 for her upcoming anthology series with LIttle Marvin, “Them.” The series explores terror in America by telling a story about a Black family in the 1950s that moved from […]