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Nigerian art connects culture and politics
Oct. 1, 2017, marked the last day of the “Not Nasty, But Feisty” art exhibition at the Alfa Art Gallery in New Brunswick, New Jersey. This show features six Nigerian artists based out of the United States and celebrates Nigeria’s […]
U.S. society still struggles to accept diversity
In the wake of continued police violence, racial and cultural discrimination and acts of hatred in the United States, schools across the country have sought to create a more inclusive culture on campus. Colorado State University prides itself on its […]
The Universal Language of YouTube
Over the past decade, social media applications and websites have soared due to the growing rate of technology. It’s weird to think that just ten years ago flip phones existed. The time of having to type a number three times […]
The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards: How Real was the Diversity?
As you may have heard, the 2017 Emmy Awards made history in terms of diversity. The reason for the buzz was because of the number of awards won by people of diverse color, descent, and ethnicity. Not only were these […]
PROFILE: British-Kenyan Sisters debut ZikoAfrika designs in New York
I met British-Kenyan sisters and first-time exhibitors Sisi and El at NY Now at New York’s Javits Center. Together, they founded ZikoAfrika — loosely translated as “Africa has it” — in February 2014. Both studied at the School of Oriental […]
Priyonka Chopra: Life advocacy and influence part two
The previous article about Priyanka Chopra focused mainly on her commitment to change the way society looks at a variety of social issues. A big part of what seeded this drive to change the lives of others and taking risks […]
Alternative for Germany Condemns Immigration, Islam and Liberal Philosophy: (Part 2 of 3) What Do They Want?
Frauke Petry, chairwoman of Alternative for Germany (AfD), cites Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and her party, the Christian Democratic Union of Germany as sparking the AfD. “AfD is a child of Merkel’s politics,” Petry said in a Telegraph article. “That […]
The Patriarchy is a Plague – Hyper-masculinity In the World (Part Three of Three)
In Russia there has been a lot of controversy over hyper-masculinity and the Russian Orthodox Church. These quotations are from essays written by Ukrainian university students and are illustrative of how homosexuality is perceived throughout Eastern Europe: “In my opinion, homosexuality is […]







