By Serenity Bishop Twitter: @BossLifeBishop For years, Louisiana State University has been a staple in college football. The rivalry between Alabama and LSU has lifted countless college football seasons. From recruiting to the Heisman Trophy to the NFL Draft, LSU and Alabama have been in countless competitions. Before Nick Saban dawned the Crimson and White, he […]Read Post ›

By Naderah Brooks Instagram: @giftedbrown1   Hip-hop has played a major part in communicating the issues of injustice and racism. The media incorrectly portrays the lives of black people that live in the hood by stereotyping them and labeling them as thugs. When the world finds ways to tear us down, hip-hop lifts us up. Hip-hop gave […]Read Post ›

By Serenity Bishop NFL football is finally back! The 2016 regular season kicked off with Thursday Night Football with a rematch of Super Bowl L. The fresh-faced Denver Broncos and the Josh Norman-less Carolina Panthers gave a much better showing than in the Super Bowl. We should have realized it then when the Broncos came from […]Read Post ›

By Hadiyah Weaver   1. The Above Picture Should Be Enough It’s 2016, and the upcoming election is looking pretty intense. We are about to experience history once again when we either see the first ever woman elected as president, or the man that we call Donald Trump elected as president. Currently, the polls have […]Read Post ›

By Naderah Brooks In 2012, I was a 17-year-old teen in my last year of high school. I was excited because I had dreams to one day become a national best-selling author. A year later, on February 5, I celebrated my 18th birthday with my family and I remember how hard my mother and grandmother […]Read Post ›

By Takora McIntyre In the UK and the US, researchers questioned over 2,000 girls between the ages of 10 and 14. 77 stated they felt ugly or did not like the skin that they are in. This shows that the majority of teen girls do not feel comfortable in their own skin. The number one question is, why? Why do girls feel the need to hate their outside image? The answer is media. The media constantly portrays one ideal image of beauty forgetting that this world is filled with […]Read Post ›

By Serenity Bishop To most people around the country, Friday, Sept. 2 was just another day. In Philadelphia, it was the day Temple fans have all waited for. This game was more like a war, and like most wars, it featured the United States military. The Black Knights marched onto the field of Lincoln Financial […]Read Post ›

  By Ibrahim Vicks Many people were outraged when professional athlete and 3-Time Olympic gold medalist, Gabby Douglas, decided not to place her right hand over her heart during the national anthem at the Olympic games. She was berated by scores of people for “being disrespectful” and “having an attitude”. The backlash she faced was a […]Read Post ›