By DeAndre Washington, Staff Writer The Atlanta University Center (AUC) has become a vessel that bridges the gap between knowing what you want and having the platform to manifest your work. With the influx of artists in the community, platforms that host on-campus events, parties, other social gatherings have expanded with the times; accommodating an…
Jair Hilburn, Editor-In-Chief During the press tour of the film “The Hate U Give,” members of the cast and crew made an appearance at the Atlanta University Center to give more insight to the movie. Before “The Hate U Give” became a movie, it was a #1 New York Times Bestseller book by Angie…
Brycen Saunders, Arts & Entertainment Editor Since its inception last year by former Spelman student, Eboni Ellis, the Women in Hip-Hop Collective at Spelman College has been dedicated to redefining women’s roles in the industry. Created out of a lack of representation with women in Hip-Hop at Spelman, the organization wanted to create a safe…
Kennedy London, Staff Writer Coming off of the Academy Award-winning drama “Moonlight,” the next challenge that Director Barry Jenkins faced was adapting the 1974 novel “If Beale Street Could Talk” by acclaimed writer James Baldwin. Considering Baldwin’s work in general is layered and contains deep messaging, for anybody to turn this into a feature film…
By Emmanuel Johnson On November 9 of this year, I woke up at 7 a.m and boarded a bus to Alabama. I joined two busloads of Morehouse students as they embarked on their first trip to the Legacy Museum and lynching memorial. The trip was organized by the Morehouse Psychology department and was hosted by the Equal…
Deandre Washington & Ayana Davenport, Staff Writers For as long as it’s been on the rise, hip hop hasn’t always favored sphering outside the confines of being a masculinity competition between men. The objective shifted from seeing who’s the better MC, to who can rap best about violence and objectifying women, and now a mixture…
By Joshua Burrell Do you remember the first group you identified with? At some point in a person’s life a conflict is created between their true identity and the role they’re given. Mid-90s, written and directed by Jonah Hill, follows 13-year old Los Angeles, CA native, Stevie, played by Sunny Suljic, experiencing childhood angst for…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Memes are surprisingly telling about the midterm elections. By Autumn Harris Social media presents itself as the latest tool for Black folk to interpret and share the world as they see it. Taking the internet by storm, the use of memes and reaction gifs have provided another visual to associate with a number of…
