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Apr 25, 2024

Stomp the Yard

Violet Beesley / Staff Photographer Elantra Yarbor, a fourth-year studying business administration, and Lauren Clark, a fourth-year studying english, dance at the Stomp The Yard Darty at Harris Field on Friday, April 12, 2024. This event featured three different food vendors and a air-brush artist.   On Friday, April 12, the Black Students Board (BSB) held…

Mar 26, 2024

Female MC’s Comebacks

Image from Creative Commons Image of a microphone Comebacks from artists are big, but comebacks from female MCs are iconic. The history of female rappers taking shots at each other lyrically is astonishing. A comeback is “an attempt to become famous, powerful, or important again after a period of being much less famous.” Musicians usually…

Feb 5, 2024

Student Scam Situation

“Phishing” is a form of cybercrime where scammers send people fraudulent emails claiming to be from a respectable company or business. In reality, hackers are attempting to steal personal information, such as credit card information and social security numbers. Since the 1990s, phishing has become a common concern and is said to be the most…

Nov 30, 2023

Black Artists and the Grammys

The 66th Annual Grammy Awards are approaching and guess who is missing from nominations once again? Black artists. While this no longer comes as a shock to many, it’s extremely disheartening when “music’s biggest night” fails to properly recognize the hard work and talent of Black artists. As explained by Complex, maybe it’s on us…

Nov 16, 2023

An Exploration of Native American Fashion

Image by Kaela Belingon, Photo Editor  Dancers in the Women’s Red Dress Special wait to be judged during the 32nd Annual NC State Powwow in the Carmichael Gymnasium on Saturday, April 1, 2023. The attire worn by the dancers is called Regalia and is often spiritually significant.   With this month being Native American Heritage…

Oct 20, 2023

JT, the Hood Alt Black Girl.

When JT said “hood b—h dressed like a weirdo” in her song, “No Bars,”, she meant it and her campaign with Mowalola x Beats by Dre delivered nothing short of that.  On Monday, Sept. 18, JT, the other half of the infamous rap group “City Girls,” dropped a seven-slide Instagram post of some photos from…

Sep 28, 2023

Stay in Your Fashion House

Naomi Campbell, iconic supermodel and fashion mogul, announced her collaboration with PrettyLittleThing in July of this year via an Instagram post. The post showed a director’s chair that read “PrettyLittleThing Designed by Naomi Campbell” on the slat with the post description “PrettyLittleThing Designed by Naomi Campbell. Coming soon.” The news left many fans of Campbell…

Sep 18, 2023

We Can’t All Own A Brand

Toxic entrepreneurship is plaguing this generation. The idea that the best way to be successful and create long-lasting wealth by “becoming your own boss” is redundant. Entrepreneurship is romanticized online but neglects to mention the drawbacks.   In today’s mainstream media, entrepreneurship is heavily miscommunicated. Bailey Maybray of The HubSpot Blog stated “While not all business…

Aug 31, 2023

Lizzo’s Uncanny Controversy

Image from Creative Commons TRIGGER WARNING: SEXUAL ASSAULT As one of the faces of body positivity the latest news on Lizzo shocked everyone.  Lizzo is an African-American pop singer, most recognizable by her hit songs “Truth Hurts,” “About Damn Time” and many more. Lizzo is currently on her “The Special Tour,” for her latest album…

Jul 18, 2023

AATS Fashion Expose

Photo by Stefanie Harper Jada Williams celebrates on the runway after earning first place at the 25th Annual Fashion Expose event for Pan-Afirkan Week in Talley Student Union on Thursday, April 6, 2023. Jada Williams showcased a collection called “Ease It Down. The African American Textile Society (AATS) held their 25th annual Fashion Exposé on…

Apr 11, 2023

Stylist Law Roach Announces Retirement

Image from Creative Commons Law Roach is one of the most revolutionary stylists in the industry to date. Styling big names such as Zendaya, Ariana Grande, Celine Dion, etc. Law Roach has made his mark on this industry, so much so that he has trademarked himself as an “Image Architect,” in an interview with Logo.…

Apr 11, 2023

The Impact of Marc Jacob’s “Heaven”

Image from Creative Commons    In a generation where individuality is encouraged, its no surprise that fashion houses have found a way to profit off of it. While they may not have been the first house, Marc Jacobs has created a line of clothing that speaks to all the quirky boys, girls and nonbinary individuals. …