DERRICK DAVIS ON THE POINT OF NO RETURN
Does art mimic life, or does life mimic art? Generations have explored this question as it pertains to society, culture, and emotional expression. In 2020, however, the Phantom of the Opera’s reclusive lifestyle and modest face gear reach a new level of...
THEIR NECKS! THEIR BACKS!
With the summer release of WAP by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, the ongoing discussion of female vulgarity has come to the surface once again.
The song explicitly discusses ways the two want to be satisfied sexually, causing an uproar all over social media for its...
WHO IS JACQUES JOHNSON?
Luxe Kurves chatted with the rising artist Jacques Johnson from Atlanta. Jacques, who started in music at a young age in high school, never look back. Since then, his music is booming, opening shows for T.I, Jeezy, Migos, and more. Jacques has earned various endorsements, and...
WHY ARE THESE REPUBLICANS SO PRESSED OVER CARDI?
In light of the presidential elections coming to a close, a feud sparked between two well-known Black women. 27-year-old rapper Cardi B was bashed by 32-year-old conservative commentator Candace Owens in September following the artist's interview with Joe Biden (Democrat).
The Event:
Owens appeared...
HOW SOCIAL CONSTRUCTS ARE CRAMPING YOUR STYLE
Fashion trends always seem to be changing, and trying to keep up with what is and isn’t in style can be a hard job - even for the biggest of influencers and fashion icons. When it comes to style and clothing, women have...
WOMEN OF COLOR IN BUSINESS
Since the beginning of time, men have controlled every aspect of our lives. They caught the food, found the land, wrote the laws, designed the clothes, constructed the buildings, built the companies that accomplished all of this, and made decisions about absolutely everything. Yet, they...
WHAT IS CONSIDERED WORSHIP?
Everyone is on their knees, hands raised, praising God in complete surrender. And here I am, stressing about my Shakespeare exam with my notecards surreptitiously hidden in my hands between the folds of my dress. This has been my worship life for the past month.
I guess...
WHAT WILL THEY LOOK LIKE?
Picture this: it’s January of 2020 and you have just received tickets to a Harry Styles concert as a holiday gift. You spend the next few weeks planning outfits, religiously listening to Fine Line, imagining what it’s like to breathe the same air as your...
A MUSICAL ANALYSIS AND REVIEW
Earlier this summer, Taylor Swift dropped her eighth album with only a day’s notice. ‘Folklore’ seems to take Swift a few steps back to her country roots and away from the mainstream pop of her past few albums. Made entirely during isolation, Swift describes ‘Folklore”...
