Founded by Carter G. Woodson and other key African American figures, Black History Month officially began as a week dedicated to Black legacy, struggles, and culture in 1926. The 1960s catapulted the week into a month-long tribute. The mid-1970s ceme...
Spoilers ahead. Anthony Nti’s short film “Da Yie” (“Good Night”) has risen to the international stage as winner of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and one of the finalists for the BAFTA Los Angeles Student Film Awards. The film...
In the past 10 months of living through the coronavirus pandemic and the “new normal” it has brought on, many things that once were as commonplace as anything else in the world have quickly shifted into post-lockdown pipe dreams that can exist only i...
Of the myriad issues that newly-inaugurated President Joe Biden must address in the first few months of his time in the Oval Office, the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine is the most pressing. Considering the recent revelations that the outgoing T...
A January WIRED article “I Am Not a Soldier, but I Have Been Trained to Kill,” while conceived in 2020, has taken on a new meaning following the attack on the Capitol. Functioning as a “Shooting Party” for a post-bipartisan world, Rachel Monroe’s vig...
The United States has a new president. With a new administration comes a new look at age-old policy platforms. The question of how the administration will address the ongoing climate crisis looms large on the agenda; Gen-Z, climate lobbyists and prog...
With domestic and global travel impacted by COVID-19, most Americans have been stuck indoors since early 2020. Once the world re-opens, the travel industry is expected to recover after its 48% decrease from the $1.1 trillion spent in 2019. While the...
Hundreds of farmers from various villages in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana gathered at the border of India’s capital, New Delhi, on January 30 2021 to show solidarity with Bhartiya Kisan union (BKU). The protest indicates that the standoff between the pr...
Cannabidiol (CBD) needs no introduction. The substance is considered the second-most-popular cannabis extract after tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). It’s also the most therapeutically beneficial compound derived from the plant. CBD can help treat, manage,...
President Joe Biden has not wasted a moment since his inauguration on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. He is rolling out executive orders and assuring Americans of positive changes, particularly with regard to the nation’s ongoing battle with COVID-19. D...
