By Timia Cobb Music Journalist Korean pop (K-pop) has been around for years but didn’t become mainstream in the U.S. until about two years ago. When most think of k-pop they think about boy crazy fans, music that can’t be understood, and cutesy themes, but it’s more than that. K-pop ties back to the amazing R&B and rap roots of great artists. K-pop "idols" devote most of their inspirations to […]
By Timia CobbWeb Content Contributor There has always been a racial divide when voting no matter if people see it or not. The Democratic party is known to rely greatly on the racial minority vote, just this past year in Texas 90 percent of African-Americans and 69 percent of Hispanics voted Democratic in the senate elections for Beto O'Rourke. In 2018, Blexit & Lexit (the black & Latino exit) was established […]
By Timia CobbMusic Journalist Artist: Meg MyersWebsite: https://www.megmyers.com/news/-take-me-toAlbum: Take Me to the DiscoRelease Date: July 20, 2018 Meg Myers has to be one of the most underappreciated alternative rock artists today. She has been around long enough to release two EPs: Daughter in the Choir in 2012, Make a Shadow in 2014, as well as her first album Sorry in 2015. Her second album, Take Me to the Disco, came […]
By Timia CobbWeb Content Contributor We all know that a good romance book every now and then just feels good for the soul. Books are filled with the drama and romance that we lack in our lives. However, the basic storyline of a teenage girl having to decide between two hot guys or the prince desperately needing a princess is overplayed. Strong female leads in books are needed; they make […]
By Timia Cobb Music Journalist Black women are the backbone of the music industry; they write, sing, produce, rap, dance and more. Black women have shaped the music we listen to today, but what about the music of tomorrow? Here is a list of seven inspiring and game-changing black female artists who I believe will rise to superior stardom in the future of music. Normani Normani Kordei has been around […]
By Timia CobbWeb Content Contributor For the past three years, the Womxn of Color organization at Texas State has held a Womxn of Color retreat. This year I decided to make the jump and attend. The retreat was a two-day event from Feb. 15-16. According to the flyers around campus, the event promised to be a day full of relaxation, meditation, yoga and a safe place for discussions on issues […]
By Timia Cobb Web Content Contributor Hair is a big part of any woman's life, but for African-American women it’s more than that; it’s a identity and a major part of everyday life. A black woman’s hair requires care, attention and more hair products than any human should ever need. According to research done by Mintel in 2016, “...expenditures by Black consumers on haircare products are about $2.5 billion as […]
By Timia Cobb Music Journalist Artist: Teamarr Album: Thanks For the Chapstick Release Date: May 17, 2017 Website: https://soundcloud.com/teamarrr/sets/thanks-for-the-chapstick Haitian-American musician Teamarr released her second album, Thanks For the Chapstick, in 2017. She puts everything a young woman goes through in the early stages of life into a melodic R&B/soul album. The songs on Thanks for the Chapstick touch on everything from self-love, the struggle of being true to yourself […]
By Timia Cobb Web Content Contributor In the last couple of years, TV and movies have been embracing more culture and representing minorities by casting them in leading roles of well-written popular movies and shows. These shows and movies give POC (person of color) actors the chance to pursue roles that aren’t about racial issues and the struggles of living as minorities. Black Panther, Crazy Rich Asians, Coco, Black Lightning, […]
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