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1 week ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Candace McDuffie
The MIT List Visual Arts Center is known for its unusual contemporary art exhibits. One of their recent projects, “GHOTIING MIT: Public Art,” boldly combines rap, jazz, field recordings, and site-specific reactions to artworks spanning the university’s public art collection.
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3 weeks ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Candace McDuffie
The Linda Lindas, the viral punk rock quartet from Los Angeles playing the Paradise Rock Club on April 23, are fueled by far more than internet fame. The all-female Asian and Latinx group, consisting of Bela Salazar, Eloise Wong, and sisters Lucia and Mila de la Garza, garnered national attention when their song “Racist, Sexist Boy” skyrocketed online after they performed it at the Los Angeles Public Library in 2021.
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1 month ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Candace McDuffie
When The Used released their eponymous debut album in 2002, the Utah-based quintet permeated a music industry obsessed with the lustrous sheen of pop perfection. Their post-hardcore angst was ferociously spelled out across the span of twelve tracks, and the album eventually became certified platinum in 2019. The Used, who are performing their first three albums at Boston’s House Of Blues for three consecutive nights in April, ultimately became rock mainstays in their own right.
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1 month ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Candace McDuffie
For New Orleans native and Grammy-winning musician Jon Batiste, vulnerability has always been his superpower. The world witnessed his tenderness earlier this year at Super Bowl LIX, where he delivered a stirring rendition of the “Star-Spangled Banner.” It wasn’t just singing in his hometown that made Batiste emotional. Despite President Donald Trump’s continued attacks on diversity, the annual event centered Blackness in a unique and memorable way.
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2 months ago | 
theroot.com | Candace McDuffie
Donald Trump’s political choices since winning the 2024 presidential election have been met with both controversy and confusion. Last November, he seemed determined to have Matt Gaetz serve as his attorney general, overseeing the Justice Department. Suggested ReadingSuggested ReadingHowever, Gaetz ultimately withdrew himself from the process in the face of bipartisan pressure and allegations that he had sex with a minor in 2017.
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2 months ago | 
yahoo.com | Candace McDuffie
Donald Trump’s political choices since winning the 2024 presidential election have been met with both controversy and confusion. Last November, he seemed determined to have Matt Gaetz serve as his attorney general, overseeing the Justice Department. However, Gaetz ultimately withdrew himself from the process in the face of bipartisan pressure and allegations that he had sex with a minor in 2017.
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2 months ago | 
theroot.com | Candace McDuffie
On the campaign trail, Trump promised his supporters that he would do his best to reverse the progress made by Former President Joe Biden. He has worked hard to make good on his promise; Trump’s slew of executive orders attacking diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives of federal and corporate levels is clear evidence of this. Suggested ReadingCan Donald Trump Serve As President From Prison?
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2 months ago | 
theroot.com | Candace McDuffie
Everyone knows that driving while Black is a very real — and very dangerous —thing. Recently, two older Black men in Georgia claimed that this is the reason they were arrested during two separate traffic stops by the same state trooper. Suggested ReadingSuggested ReadingLast week, Samuel McCrary, 84, had driving while under the influence charges dropped against him after laboratory tests came back negative for all substances.
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2 months ago | 
theroot.com | Candace McDuffie
Conservative Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert has a history of offensive behavior. Her latest remarks about Texas Rep. Al Green have been widely viewed as racist—and now a House Democrat wants Boebert censured. Suggested ReadingInterview With Jasmine Crockett Suggested ReadingLast week, Boebert voiced her disapproval for Green’s actions during Trump’s Congress address during an appearance on “Real America’s Voice.” Green was protesting Medicaid cuts proposed by the administration.
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2 months ago | 
yahoo.com | Candace McDuffie
Conservative Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert has a history of offensive behavior. Her latest remarks about Texas Rep. Al Green have been widely viewed as racist—and now a House Democrat wants Boebert censured. Last week, Boebert voiced her disapproval for Green’s actions during Trump’s Congress address during an appearance on “Real America’s Voice.” Green was protesting Medicaid cuts proposed by the administration.
