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By Alicia Bonilla Helen Folasade Adu, most commonly known as Sade, was born in Ibadan, Nigeria. Ibadan is located in the Oyo State where many dialects of the Yoruba language are spoken. Her middle name is Yoruban, meaning: “Honor earns a […]

WhoIsUmi Who is Umi? The rising musician’s media handles share the same question, @whoisumi. Growing up in the prime era of Youtube, Tierra Umi Wilson always had a knack for songwriting. In high school, the young aspiring artist spent time […]

Tyler Perry’s quilt is made up of great struggles and great triumphs. His quilt tells the story of a man who fought great adversity in order to not only empower himself, but to empower other Black and African-American creatives. How […]

In the Netflix series “Unorthodox,” as the main character abandons her life in New York’s Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community for Berlin, her most immediate discoveries are not just about herself, but also about how her single experience of (Eastern European) Judaism […]

By Abbieblach Cultural appropriation. It’s a heavy term that comes with a lot of questions and heaps of backlash. From Coldplay and Beyonce music videos to college fraternity parties, cultural appropriation seems to be everywhere. But with media running as […]

Australian country music star Keith Urban has a much more culturally fluid background than many people would think. His genre of music tends to make people assume that he was born and raised in the southern parts of the U.S.A., […]

Kanye 2020 On July 4, 2020, Kanye West announced via Twitter his intention to run for the presidency of the United States. West was going to run as an Independent under the name “Birthday Party,” the meaning of which he […]

Kardashian era Kanye West and Kim Kardashian were married in 2014 in Florence, Italy. The lavish, three-day affair cost a reported US $2.8 million with a 600 guest rehearsal dinner in the Palace of Versailles’ Hall of Mirrors. The union […]