Opinion

Jan 26, 2023

The “De-yassification” of Queers

It’s sad to say, but heteronormativity has the queer community in a tight chokehold and has yet to let go.  Heteronormativity, as described by the European Institute for Gender Equality, is the idea that heterosexuality is the norm, natural and is preferred in society compared to homosexuality, bisexuality, pansexuality, etc. Within heteronormativity comes gender roles…

Jan 26, 2023

Just Hang On Till Detty December

“E don cast Last, last Na everybody go chop breakfast” These are the words that could be heard as youth gathered from all over the world in the clubs and streets of Lagos as they participated in Detty December. From the first week of December to the first week of January, the streets of Lagos,…

Jan 26, 2023

Avatar Does it Again

Director James Cameron has not been shy in revealing what inspired him to make the highest-grossing film of all time, “Avatar” and its sequel “Avatar: The Way of Water.” Cameron said in an interview, “Avatar very pointedly made reference to the colonial period in the Americas, with all its conflict and bloodshed between the military…

Jan 26, 2023

New Year, New Me

“New year, new me.” Right? Speaking with friends and family, there are mixed feelings about this quote. Some believe going into the New Year with new resolutions is a waste of time, while others write theirs down and go into detail about everything they want to accomplish.  I’m going to help those who write their…

Jan 12, 2023

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Abbott Elementary (2021) Jeanine Ikekhua | Copy Editor Created by Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary” is an American sitcom series that follows the lives of six educators at one of the worst public schools in Philadelphia. The stars of the show are teachers: Janine, Gregory, Jacob, Melissa, Barbara, Principal Ava Coleman, who only does her job…

Nov 30, 2022

A Justification, Since You Asked

They say where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Rewind to Sept. 25, 1992, and you would find both at NC State’s Brickyard as some 200 students burned copies of the Technician in a rally for an alternative Black newspaper. The protest came two days after inflammatory opinion pieces containing racial slurs—one of which suggested an impending…

Nov 30, 2022

Little Mermaid, Big Debacle

Sept. 9, 2022. This date may seem ordinary and mundane, but something was released on that day that ignited a spark within the internet. That something was the teaser trailer for “The Little Mermaid”, starring Halle Bailey. Unfortunately, the spark that was ignited was not a pleasant one. People on the internet completely slammed or…

Nov 30, 2022

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill: A Mastery Of Musicality

When I was younger, I remember taking car rides with my father around Greensboro. He always played great music by exceptional musicians, ranging from Lil Wayne to Adele. However, during one of these car rides, I heard a song that made my ears perk up. This song was “To Zion” by Lauryn Hill. This song…

Nov 30, 2022

Black Podcast Culture: Fresh and Wrong

Black Podcast Culture. This is a fairly new culture created to give Black people a platform to celebrate other Black people. According to The Black Detour Team, there are over 800,000 podcasts and over 30 million episodes recorded. Although this is the case, Black voices carry only a small percentage. Thousands of topics are covered…

Nov 30, 2022

Suffering From (Black) Success

The aspect of success when it comes to Black people is one that’s layered with many nuances and gray areas. When I think of Black success, I imagine the endless amount of T-Shirts in large letter font that say “Black Excellence”, and two-piece H&M suits talking about brunch. Am I saying that this is a…

Nov 30, 2022

The Bigger They Are, The Harder They Fall

In early October, Kanye ‘Ye’ West debuted a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt at Paris Fashion Week. He responded to subsequent backlash by writing mockingly on Instagram, “my one t-shirt took allllll the attention.” Since the release of The College Dropout, the mega-rapstar-turned-billionaire has laid his heart on the track while putting his reputation on the…

Nov 17, 2022

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Bamboozled (2000) Jaz Bryant | Editor-In-Chief “Bamboozled”is a film by Spike Lee. This joint depicts two narratives of the same story: young creatives trying to make it big. Fed up with his white boss’s tactless use of AAVE, Pierre Delacroix decides to pitch a minstrel show, hoping to get fired. Instead, this idea backfires and Delacroix’s boss…