Georgia Students Burn Book About White Privilege

 Posted on August 27, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  572 words  |  Kelle Repass

On Wednesday night, students at Georgia Southern University (GSU) ripped and burned copies of a Latina author’s book about a woman of color navigating life at a predominately white university. The burning happened after Jennine Capó Crucet, author of Make Your Home Among Strangers and a professor at the University of Nebraska, spoke at the university about the book and her personal experiences. Make Your Home Among Strangers follows a young Cuban woman who has to balance the needs of her family with being a minority at a predominately white elite university. [Read More]

Heres the Most Useful Personality Quiz Youll Ever Take

 Posted on August 27, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  301 words  |  Billy Koelling

August 2, 2014 9:36 AM EDT This post is in partnership with The Muse. The article below was originally published on The Muse. By Scott Dockweiler It was after spending 10 minutes taking a “what kind of sloth are you?” quiz that I knew I had a problem. Those little BuzzFeed-style quizzes are so addictive (who doesn’t want to know more about their personality?), but unfortunately aren’t really helping any of us get further in life. [Read More]

Higher Education System in the Czech Republic - Live & Study

 Posted on August 27, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  416 words  |  Tandra Barner

2. 9. 2019 | Study in the Czech Republic Czech education and research have a long history dating back to the 14th century. In 1348, Charles University in Prague was founded and became the oldest university in Central Europe. Today, Charles University is ranked 291st in QS World University Rankings and is followed by other seven Czech universities which have placed in the Top 1000. The central governing body for education in the Czech Republic is the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. [Read More]

How American Segregation Changed the Meaning of 'Ghetto'

 Posted on August 27, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1108 words  |  Tandra Barner

Today, for many Americans, the word “ghetto” conjures images of run-down and crime-ridden African American segregated areas—“inner cities,” in a common euphemism. This connotation is relatively recent; it has only become mainstream in the past 70 years or so. Beforehand, the term was primarily associated with Jewish urban quarters, and its changing meaning illustrates the troubling tenacity of such an idea. The linkage between Jews and “ghetto” began in the early 16th century. [Read More]

How to dress like Asake in 5 easy steps

 Posted on August 27, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  230 words  |  Kelle Repass

Do you want to look like Ololade mi Asake, Mr. Money with the Vibes? Asake is currently one of the most popular musicians in Nigeria. Known for his fuji-like Afrobeat music. Asake's fashion and style is also quite unique and relatively easy to imitate. Want to look like Asake? Here’s what you need to do: 1. Make locs ADVERTISEMENT The Asake look cannot be achieved without dreadlocks, be they short or long, fat or thin. [Read More]

Inside The Wire | TIME

 Posted on August 27, 2024  |  14 minutes  |  2884 words  |  Patria Henriques

Next to the alternatives, Camp Four is paradise. Real, colored prayer rugs, thicker mattresses, pillows even, and soccer shoes. Pure-white clothes instead of glaring catch-me-you-if-you-can orange. A librarian comes around with books, and lunch is on picnic tables, family style. This is where the prisoners get to come if they are good, meaning well behaved and fruitful in their interrogations. “We try to sell this place,” says Army Colonel Jerry Cannon, a National Guard member who in his other life is the sheriff of Kalkaska County, Mich. [Read More]

Jessica Chastain: Crimson Peak, Women in Film

 Posted on August 27, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1145 words  |  Kelle Repass

Though Guillermo del Toro’s new ghost film, Crimson Peak, may be inspired by Gothic Romances like Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights, don’t expect a brooding man to come to the heroine’s rescue. A hasty marriage is just the beginning of heroine Edith’s problems. Along with a dilapidated house haunted by ghosts, Edith (Mia Wasikowska) must deal with her husband’s disdainful, secretive sister, Lucille, played by Jessica Chastain. While the dashing husband (Tom Hiddleston) or a doting doctor (Charlie Hunnam) might come to Edith’s rescue in another story, in this film, the two are all but pushed aside while Edith and Lucille play a game of cat and mouse. [Read More]

Keke Palmer's baby daddy deletes her pictures, the couple unfollow each other

 Posted on August 27, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  262 words  |  Billy Koelling

The drama started when the singer attended Usher's concert on Thursday, during which she was videotaped getting serenaded by the singer. Not long after the video went viral, Jackson took to Twitter to chastise his girlfriend's choice of clothing, which didn't sit well with the internet. After receiving backlash on Twitter, he deactivated his account for that day. Within that same day, it was discovered that the actress/singer had unfollowed him on Instagram, to which he returned the favour. [Read More]

Kim Kardashian Loves Your Body

 Posted on August 27, 2024  |  11 minutes  |  2205 words  |  Martina Birk

This story appears on the cover of the TIME100 Most Influential Companies of 2023 issue. At this juncture, most people have already made up their minds about Kim Kardashian. They’ve either decided she’s an early nepo baby with zero talent who has ridden her sex appeal and shamelessness to fame and fortune and can safely be ignored, or she’s a once-in-a-­generation mix of beauty and determination who hustled her way up from being Paris Hilton’s assistant with her weapons-­grade detector for cultural relevance, and can move any needle she pushes. [Read More]

Maleek Berry - 'Been calling'

 Posted on August 27, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  68 words  |  Billy Koelling

The producer cum artist is keeping things pretty consistent as he drops this one with an Afro-Caribbean flavor. The song dwells on his longing for a lady interest to give him some attention. Maleek’s vocals and production prowess shine bright yet again on this love song. ADVERTISEMENT Berry’s Last Daze Of Summer July 27 London Tour tickets have already sold out as I type this. Enjoy listening. [Read More]