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Karen Chalamilla
May 22, 20202 min read
Töme: Bigger Than 4 Walls
Töme made her debut with a self-recorded (via iPhone), acoustic EP, One with Self. But really, the Toronto based singer/songwriter has...


Akachi Priscilla Mbakwe
May 20, 20202 min read
‘WESTSIDE’ by Clive Mercury Music Video Premiere
Photo by Serena Brown The lockdown has put the world in a precarious situation - with many things more or less coming to a halt. As I...


Karen Chalamilla
May 19, 20203 min read
Insecure Review: S4 E6 ‘Lowkey Done’
“Little girl be fair, show yourself care” [as seen on Issa’s wall] from ‘Girl Blue’ by Stevie Wonder Apologies are in order. In my review...


Paula Abu
May 17, 20204 min read
The One About Viola Davis
My first run in with the force that is Viola Davis was in the Academy Award nominated 2011 picture The Help. I was a 13-year-old...


Alexander Kloss
May 16, 20204 min read
Why We Can’t Stop Scrolling: Netflix’s Inescapable Allure
Like almost every deprived sports fan these days, I’m avidly keeping up with The Last Dance—the Netflix documentary about Michael...


Habiba Katsha
May 14, 20203 min read
No Signal Radio: Uniting the Black Diaspora
It’s a really weird time for everyone right now and I’m sure no one would have predicted 2020 to end up anything like this. As we’re...


Tobi Kyeremateng
May 13, 20204 min read
Erykah Badu vs Jill Scott: A Lesson on Black Sisterhood
The first time I heard a Jill Scott track, I remember feeling like I had no business listening to ‘Grown Women Music’. There I was - a...


Paula Abu
May 12, 20204 min read
Insecure Review: S4 E5 'Lowkey Movin' On'
I promise I wanted to approach this article being able to defend Molly even a little bit. I genuinely had hope that last episode would be...


Danielle Wright
May 10, 20203 min read
Let’s Bring Back The Eight Counts
With the music industry steadily changing, the factors involved in evolving an artist into a superstar has shifted along with it, one of...


Naila Aroni
May 8, 20205 min read
Master Manipulators & Sadistic Sociopaths:
interrogating the misogyny behind iconic female villains “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster....

Ope Oduwole
May 5, 20204 min read
Insecure Review: S4 E4 'Lowkey Losin it'
Gather round. You're most likely wondering why I've brought you all together. We need to discuss the lack of character development in...


Sarah Oladele
May 4, 20204 min read
MASSIVE’s Cinema Shutdown: Blue Story
In the wake of today’s lockdown culture, so many people are coming up with new and inventive ways to connect online. Netflix started the...


Maya Williams
May 1, 20203 min read
West Side Story: The Officer Krupke Problem
West Side Story is a musical by Stephen Sondheim where Tony, a former member of the Polish gang The Jets, and Maria, the sister to the...

Ope Oduwole
Apr 30, 20201 min read
Best of April 2020 Playlist
With everyone settling into a steady routine during lockdown, artists have taken the opportunity to release music in abundance. Coined as...


Akachi Priscilla Mbakwe
Apr 28, 20203 min read
Insecure Review: S4 E3 'Lowkey Thankful'
We're on episode 3 and this has been the best episode of the season thus far. From the writing, to the perfect music placement,...


Paula Abu
Apr 27, 20204 min read
That’s So Raven: The Representation We Deserved
So I’m writing this with having just watched the final episode, it snuck up on me to tell the truth; one day I was belting the theme tune...


Noah Berlatsky
Apr 25, 20203 min read
Alina Baraz Album Review: It Was Divine
Artwork shot by Dana Trippe Alina Baraz found her gently undulating lane right away and she’s pretty much stayed in it ever since. On...


Ore Abiona
Apr 23, 20203 min read
Why Quarantine Season Is The Perfect Time To Take In New Music
Self-made entertainment is undoubtedly thriving but regular entertainment for the masses is in a strange limbo state. The film indust...


Maya Williams
Apr 22, 20203 min read
Book Review: Big Feelings
Gigi Bella ranked the tenth woman poet in the world at the Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWPS) in 2017, so it is remarkable to witness...


Sarah Oladele
Apr 21, 20203 min read
Insecure Review: S4 E2 'Lowkey Distant'
Episode 2 was in essence, Molly’s side of the story. Having seen the situation only from Issa’s perspective until this point has...
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