Arts & Living

Reconstructing rap culture

February 26, 2013 Johnny Avery Gipson 1

An excited buzz fills the air as a swarm of apprehensive students enter a room in the University Center. A slight tension  can be felt as a disc jockey warms up on stage, scratching a vinyl record while several […]

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The Ministers of Sound

February 19, 2013 Samantha Reardon 0

Take an afternoon drive. The music booms and you’re singing along to the immortal words: “keep on keeping on.” It was a drive like this that led Kemi Bennings to her “light switch” moment: a series of ideas […]

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Education is the key

February 19, 2013 Joshua Yu 0

Atlanta is not the expansive and sprawling metropolis of New York City or Los Angeles, but the city permeates a strong identity of black culture. Some, like Professor Mary Rolinson of Georgia State’s history department, said Atlanta is a central point for black […]

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One Billion Rising

February 14, 2013 Iman Naim 0

Across the world, one billion men, women, and children joined together on Valentine’s Day to put an end to violence and abuse against women. One Billion Rising is a global strike, in flash mob form, […]

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Being Dracula

February 12, 2013 Raven Schley 0

<iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/2UPeeUlXVdo” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> Growing up in Blue Ridge, Georgia, Georgia State Alumni JonahHooper said that his interest in dancing started at a very young age. “ When I was 12 I took […]

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Fridays are overrated

February 5, 2013 Terah Boyd 0

Their story: In an Atlanta garage something special started happening on Monday night seven years ago. A small Bible study group was trying to find ways to get to know each other a little better. […]

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