Arts·Music·Third Reconstruction The Soundtracks to Our Suffering: How Black Artists Have Used Song As a Medium of Pain and Protest April 28, 2023 by Cory Utsey Marching through the streets during the pandemic, boycotting buses in Alabama or sitting in at Confederate…
Arts·Entertainment A Star to the Stars, a Light in Face of Darkness: In Memoriam of Harry Belafonte April 27, 2023 by Cory Utsey A Black man, a son of immigrants, an entertainer and a fervent defender of civil rights,…
National·Supreme Court Supreme Court Is Hearing Case on Legal Claims for Appeals April 24, 2023 by Cory Utsey By Cory Utsey Howard University News Service The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is…
Arts·Washington D.C. An Ode to the Legacy of ‘Chocolate City’, Go-Go Music Lives On April 24, 2023 by Cory Utsey With a Latin funk-infused rhythmic sound, go-go music has filled the streets of D.C. since the…
Entertainment·Washington D.C. Hip-Hop, The RAP Act and the Demonization of Rap Culture February 14, 2023 by Cory Utsey Those who believe that art should be separate from the artist are most often referring to…