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Two Books and Two Authors: One Speaking of Life, the Other of Death

Jessica Clifford Arts & Entertainment Editor A lot can be learned from pairing things, like the recent Scuppernong book reading featuring essays about housing the dead and a coming-of-age memoir. The two authors, Thomas Mira y Lopez and Daisy Hernández, read chapters from their books and spoke on the contradictory subjects at the bookstore in downtown Greensboro on Friday. Thomas Mira y Lopez, a New … Continue reading Two Books and Two Authors: One Speaking of Life, the Other of Death

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UNCG Wins Battle of the Schools—African Dance Competition Two Years Running

Jessica Clifford Arts & Entertainment Editor The electricity of competitive college pride arose in the audience of A&T’s Harrison Auditorium on Saturday, as students from several colleges and universities across North Carolina gathered to compete at Battle of the Schools—African Dance Competition for the second time. Battle of the Schools is a competition and fundraiser all in one, donating its proceeds to the nonprofit Education … Continue reading UNCG Wins Battle of the Schools—African Dance Competition Two Years Running

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Black Panther – The Album: A Unified Diaspora

Chauncey James Staff Writer Marvel’s “Black Panther” has become a cultural moment in America. Announced over four years ago among a stacked slate of superhero epics, “Black Panther” immediately led to a mass rejoice of black audiences being able to see a four-quadrant blockbuster comprised entirely of faces and bodies that looked like their own. One of those in the middle of rejoicing was rapper … Continue reading Black Panther – The Album: A Unified Diaspora

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Beo String Quartet: Ending Their UNCG Residency with a Crowded Performance

Emily Cramton Staff Writer A crowd packed the School of Music’s Organ Hall to hear the talented and inspiring Beo String Quartet on Friday night. Created in 2015, the Beo String Quartet formed as an exploration of live performance and string quartet masterpieces. The 21st century is a strange and interesting time for classical music in a lot of ways, and the Beo String Quartet … Continue reading Beo String Quartet: Ending Their UNCG Residency with a Crowded Performance

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Carolina Theatre: Find Some Neighborly Unity at CommUnity Sings

Matthew Paterson Staff Writer Singing is an art form that can bridge gaps and create connections between different cultures, it is a universal language that can bring joy and peace to anyone no matter what language they speak or their background. It has the ability to cause a war to stop, even for just a night like in World War I when the Germans began … Continue reading Carolina Theatre: Find Some Neighborly Unity at CommUnity Sings

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Review: Jens Lekman Sells Out The Pinhook

Sam Haw Staff Writer Within the last few weeks, every band ever has announced a spring show in North Carolina. Sure, that’ll be great down the road, but it can be difficult staying patient until then. However, sometimes a gem sneaks its way into these sparse winter lineups. Jens Lekman serenaded a sold-out Pinhook on Friday night. The Swedish singer-songwriter, armed with only an acoustic … Continue reading Review: Jens Lekman Sells Out The Pinhook

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North Carolina Universities Battling It Out with Their Best African Dance Routines

Jessica Clifford Arts & Entertainment Editor The second annual Battle of the Schools – African Dance Competition is back and prepared to “blow you away” on Feb. 10. The competition gathers campus dance organizations from all over North Carolina, to both battle it out by performing Afrocentric-styled dance and raise money for Education for Liberia INC. The organization is a Liberian nonprofit whose mission, as … Continue reading North Carolina Universities Battling It Out with Their Best African Dance Routines

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‘I’m Not Racist’: A for Effort, D- for Execution

Daniel Johnson Sports Editor Last November, only five months removed from releasing his breakthrough album “508-507-2209,” Massachusetts rapper Joyner Lucas exploded social media with the song “I’m Not Racist.” Accompanied by a video that features a young black male and a thirty-something white man with a Make America Great Again hat, the song and the video attempted to tackle the growing public divide that has … Continue reading ‘I’m Not Racist’: A for Effort, D- for Execution

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This One’s For The History Books- The Women’s First-Ever Royal Rumble

Ty’Shae Cousar Staff Writer World Wrestling Entertainment had their first-ever 30-women over-the-top-rope Royal Rumble match on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018. It has been long overdue since women in the WWE have been taken seriously. In years of participating in bikini contests, bras and panty matches, bull riding contests and dance competitions, the women’s voices are finally being heard. The match in itself was beyond expectations. … Continue reading This One’s For The History Books- The Women’s First-Ever Royal Rumble

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This Week in Art History

February 7, 1974: Mel Brooks’ “Blazing Saddles” opened in movie theaters, with Cleavon Little as Bart. February 8, 1965: Supremes released their hit song, “Stop in the Name of Love”. February 9, 1997: “The Simpsons” aired its 167th episode, making it the longest-running animated television show. February 10, 1949: Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” opens on Broadway. February 11, 1942: The comic book “Archie” … Continue reading This Week in Art History

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