Underground: Underrated or Overrated?

By: Dibora Haile         Underground is a new show created by Misha Green and Joe Pokaski, and produced by the likes of John Legend, Mike Jackson and several other big names. With such dynamic and creative contributors, Underground has created high expectations from its onset. Yet, it falls short of one’s expectation. Stories of slavery[…]

The Effects of Black Poverty Reach Beyond the Poor

by Alexander Adames, Student Editor-in-Chief Earlier this month, CNN hosted a Democratic Debate in Flint, Michigan. At this debate, Anderson Cooper asked the candidates, “What racial blind spots do you have?” Senator Bernie Sanders answered, “when you’re white, you don’t know what it’s like to be living in a ghetto. You don’t know what it’s[…]

So What Was Kendrick’s Grammy Performance About?

By Dibora Haile, Lifestyle Contributor Last February’s Black History Month was definitely one for the books. In the wake of Beyoncé’s Super Bowl show, Kendrick Lamar brought the 2016 Grammy Awards an equally unapologetically pro-Black piece. It was described as “the best performance in Grammy History” and words like “inspiring” and “powerful” were thrown around[…]