NEW YORK—“March: Book One” by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell begins on Bloody Sunday on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. A group of protestors surrounded by officials armed with tear gas and batons, ready for a fight. Then, a few pages
EDGEMONT, NY—We’re in my parents room, on the bed, watching the news. I see the Confederate flag on the screen and think, “Why aren’t people taking it down if they see that it’s hurting others?” What is the meaning of the confederate
LOCATION—Mom! That is what we always say when we are sad, mad and hurt. Moms are the ones who always play with us, comfort us, and love us. We need our moms no matter what. However, to a certain extent, moms can’t
NEW YORK CITY—My family and I stepped inside after watching the fireworks. It was the third of July, the day Hamilton came out on Disney Plus. I sat down next to my brother as my mom turned on the TV. After seeing
Last October comics writer Steve Englehart found himself in the busy Exhibit Hall at the Baltimore Convention Center. For 15,000 comics, sci-fi and fantasy fans, it was time for Baltimore Comic-Con, the biggest event of the year. The crowd was a Halloween
“Hope the block is still standing.” “We’re still standing.” The above is a conversation between two of Spike Lee’s characters in one of the most important and necessary films to date, “Do the Right Thing.” If you haven’t seen the film, the
Viveca Chow, a Broadway Actor, walked inside a midtown building, ready for an audition for a Broadway Musical. When she did, the casters had a surprising comment in store. “I have received a lot of comments from white casters that are saying
WASHINGTON, DC— April 22nd, 2020- Earth Day turned 50. The first Earth Day in 1970 mobilized millions of Americans in waves of coast-to-coast demonstrations to protest environmental ignorance and demand a way forward for our planet. The first Earth Day is credited
Baltimore, MD—With reports of overwhelmed hospitals, impending economic disaster, and an ever-dwindling supply of toilet paper, a world in lockdown looks to the internet to make the most of time in quarantine.With so much time on their hands, people around the world