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12 Oct

High Schools Are Now Offering AP African American Studies.

High Schools Are Now Offering AP African American Studies.
Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images Every February, a Black person is heard somewhere saying “we actually only get one month, THE SHORTEST MONTH, to show Black history??” February was chosen for a reason by the founding father of Black history week, Carter G. Woodson. The late historian is perhaps pleased that some high schools across the country have officially begun to show AP African American Studies for the primary time…and it’s for a couple of month. The College Board, the organization behind America’s Advanced Placement (AP) courses, launched a pilot program for 60 high schools to show AP African American Studies. Amid right wingers using Black history as a political football to win over (i.e. scare) their voters into supporting...
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9 Oct

FN Meka Was Supposed To Be Hip Hop’s First

FN Meka Was Supposed To Be Hip Hop’s First
When Capitol Records announced that they'd signed their first-ever AI Hip Hop artist in mid-August, it appeared like the natural next step within the industry’s integration into the Metaverse. Completely generated each visually and sonically by programming algorithms, FN Meka was seemingly primed for superstardom in each the physical world and the web’s third generation. Nevertheless it quickly got here crumbling down when fans got an eyeful of their newest artificial Hip-Hop freshman – green locs, face tattoos, vaguely multi-ethnic features – and even worse once they got an earful of his slur-laden lyrics, proudly describing a life-style of crime and struggle he had never lived, particularly since he was technically imaginary. “I believe the overarching misstep here is that...
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4 Oct

Kevin Spacey is occurring trial in federal court. Here’s

Kevin Spacey is occurring trial in federal court. Here’s
Five years after “Rent” star Anthony Rapp publicly accused the Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey of sexual assault when Rapp was a youngster, a jury will hear the case in federal court in Latest York.The civil trial is scheduled to begin Thursday in downtown Manhattan on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Latest York. Here’s what you want to know concerning the lawsuit.What are Rapp’s allegations?Rapp filed a lawsuit against Spacey (whose real name is Kevin Spacey Fowler) in September 2020. Rapp alleged that Spacey acted to gratify his sexual desire during an encounter at a Manhattan party in 1986, when Rapp was 14 and Spacey would have been 26 or 27.Rapp is looking for compensatory and punitive...
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16 Sep

Here’s What You Missed At The First-Ever ESSENCE Eats

Here’s What You Missed At The First-Ever ESSENCE Eats
Photo By Troy Anthony After taking a hiatus through the pandemic, this 12 months’s ESSENCE Festival of Culture was larger and higher. And in case you’re a foodie, you bought a likelihood to ascertain out the first-ever ESSENCE Eats Food & Wine Festival. 2022 Essence Festival of Culture held in Latest Orleans, Louisiana- July 1-3, 2022 2022 Essence Festival of Culture held in Latest Orleans, Louisiana- July 1-3, 2022 The FoodWith over 20 food vendors, hungry festival-goers had access to not only the perfect of the perfect in Latest Orleans cuisine, but a plethora of popular eats from across the globe.  (Special shout out to Republic Bar & Grill from Ghana). Whether your taste buds were within the mood for NOLA classics like beignets...
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