by Kashyah Williams
Legendary actor Cicely Tyson was honored at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on April 28. The 93-year-old actor, who has been in the entertainment industry for over 6 decades, pressed her hands and footprints into cement. Continue reading Cicely Tyson Honored at TCL Chinese Theater
By Mary Kate Wirfel
April is Sexual Assault Awareness month, and, on April 16 and 17, Hilbert College hosted an art installation relating to sexual assault survivors titled What Were You Wearing? Continue reading What Were You Wearing? Survivor Art Installation
By Mary Kate Wirfel
On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at age 92, Former First Lady Barbra Bush passed away surrounded by family in her Houston home. The day before her passing, she asked to stop her medical treatments and rest comfortably at home for her final days. Continue reading Remembering Former First Lady Barbra Bush
by Mary Kate Wirfel
On June 30, 2017, I decided to post my opinion on Facebook about a trade made by the Buffalo Sabres. That day, I discovered how rude and discriminating Sabres fans truly can be and how difficult it is to deal with the organization. Continue reading Opinion: Buffalo Sabres Fans Online
By Mary Kate Wirfel
Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday, has been celebrated throughout the world on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. As the Lenten season dawns upon us, I think that we all should learn where Mardi Gras came from and why it’s so popular in New Orleans, Louisiana. Continue reading The History of Mardi Gras
By Tristan Davis
As snow falls and the semester winds down, the holidays quickly approach; specifically Christmas, the jolliest time of the year. This long-celebrated holiday is noted as the time Santa comes to town and for the celebration of the birth of Christ, but this is not how it has always been. Continue reading The History of Christmas
By Kashyah Wiliams
Quiana Holmes, 22, is a native from Rome, New York, and aunt of the author. Holmes is a 2017 graduate from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. She earned a bachelor’s degree in professional music and minor in theater. Holmes is currently on Broadway touring for the role of Mary Wilson as well as the understudy for Diana Ross in the hit musical Motown the Musical. Continue reading 2017 Berklee Graduate Lands Broadway Tour
By De’Ja Cleveland
Many people are working to try and get clemency for Cyntoia Brown. Cyntoia Brown was just sixteen when she was sentenced to life imprisonment. Brown’s charge was murder. Continue reading Cyntoia Brown: Sex Trafficking Victim Serving Life in Prison
by Yasmine Dabash
This is part five of a five-part series for Yasmine Dabash’s Fall 2017 Honors Project. For this project, Dabash interviews five journalists about their journalism careers. Here, Dabash speaks with Brooklyn-based health writer Brittany Risher. Continue reading Brittany Risher: Health and Wellness Journalism
By Amanda Figueroa
Looking for that perfect gift for the reader in your life? Here are some selected picks Ms. Figueroa selected from the New York Times and Random House best sellers lists. Continue reading Upcoming Books in 2017 and 2018
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