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Nissim Black has used rap music to explore his varying identities his entire life, especially as he searched for religion and navigated his life in Israel. Black is an Orthodox Jewish rapper from Seattle, Wash. who currently lives in Jerusalem […]

Singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov is famous for his earthy tones and wistful lyrics that seem to slow down time. The concept of “home” constantly frequents his songs, the melodies and words exuding a folksy, almost ethereal feel, which earned him […]

Shakira’s culturally fluid background influences the way she writes, produces and sings the music she creates for the world to hear. Not only does she have a fan base in her passport country of Colombia, but she also has fans […]

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6 MINUTE READ The chaos of 2020 has forced us to reckon with centuries of structural injustice. Although we can see the light of hope shining through the cracks, the process of tearing down and rebuilding is as uncertain as […]

3 MINUTE READ Story and photos by Mudabbir Ahmad Tak Man is tough. Some men are anyway — strong and resilient and stubborn and with the will to break the hardest of stones and carve them into different shapes. It […]

Influential Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury used his identity as a cross-cultural and bisexual man, and as a person living with HIV/AIDS to create change in the global community. Mercury was born in 1946 in Zanzibar, Tanzania to parents Bomi and […]

Best known for her roles on the X-Files and Sex Education, Gillian Anderson is an acting powerhouse. She has starred and performed in many forms of media, everything from theatre shows to independent films. While much is known about Anderson’s […]