“Lighthearted Black films paint a positive picture in the Black community and distract people from the negative activities that were displayed in movies like Boyz N The Hood,”
This part is written by co-founder Adrienne J. Romero. “He’s not going to make it.” That’s a phrase you never want to hear, but it’s one that thousands of people have heard since March, the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. But now, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced the reopening
“(Because of basketball and hip-hop) it’s not really hard to influence Filipinos in like streetwear/hypebeast culture,” Macatangay laughed.
BEIRUT, LEBANON — A thick cloud of smoke, screams and shaky camera footage is what thousands saw on social media Tuesday after a horrifying explosion in Beirut, which killed at least 135 people and injured more than 5,000, but reports say the death toll could be more. Informational graphics have
We weren’t always allowed to go outside, or at least, it was advised to do otherwise. Here’s a look back at the emptier and quieter streets in the West Side section of Jersey City in May.
22-year-old Justin Holness grew up like other Black children, he said. He was warned about how to act if ever pulled over by police as well as in general. He says the movement is dying down, but he’s seen the impact it’s already had.
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UPDATE: Ja’nisa has been found and is home safe. A missing 16-year-old girl has been circulating around social media, and locals are asking for help. On Tuesday, Black Men United, a local community organization, posted a photo of Ja’nisa, a teenager who they’ve said is missing. “Protect our girls,” they
Disclaimer: Adrienne is a Filipino-American. PHILIPPINES — In Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, character Padme Amidala — a senator and mother of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa — once said “So this is how liberty dies… with thunderous applause.” But, in the Philippines, it died in a quiet courtroom
July 7 — that’s New Jersey’s Primary Election Day, which will help determine who moves on to the General Election in November. One person asked Slice of Culture to show what candidates Hudson County — and New Jersey — will be seeing on their ballots. Here’s the first part of New
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