Twenty-five-year-old Felisha George is a hip-hop artist from New Jersey who recently starred on Netflix’s music competition series, Rhythm and Flow. The show, which was dubbed “Netflix’s first talent competition” by Cosmopolitan, included Cardi B, T.I. and Chance the Rapper as judges. The 2019 series looked for undiscovered hip-hop artists and aimed to turn them into stars. The … [Read more...] about Felisha George: Hip-Hop for Healing and Celebration
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The People Issue
Through these pages, follow the lives of four People who are using their platforms enduringly in "The People Issue," Fall quarter print magazine 2020. Cover story #1 is Laganja Estranja, who struts her mission on the scene with heels so tall her head would hit the clouds. Using her platform as a microphone for equality, this Drag Queen remains stoned on the throne as she … [Read more...] about The People Issue
Nupol Kiazolu
Photos by Tyla Barnes At 20 years old, Nupol Kiazolu has shut down highways and pageant stages, becoming a leader in what is now one of the largest civil rights movements in history. Nupol Kiazolu is the president of Black Lives Matter of Greater New York, Miss Liberia USA, and is the founder and CEO of the national voting campaign, Vote 2000. In 2018, Hawk Newsome, the former … [Read more...] about Nupol Kiazolu
Sun+Earth Series: Herbanology Farm
Rachel Turiel and Gerasimos Christoforatos founded the Herbanology farm around 2017. Herbanology is located in Willits, California in the heart of Mendocino County — a hotbed for sustainably grown cannabis operations. This week, Emerald sat down with Turiel, Chief Executive Officer, to discuss the struggles and joys of being a small cannabis farmer. Turiel has owned the land … [Read more...] about Sun+Earth Series: Herbanology Farm
Why Redlining Has Affected Everything and Anything
By Shantell Dasilva In the 1930s, the United States government created a program in order to sustain segregation in the housing market all while boosting the market for the white middle class. Banks and loan companies used a map created by the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC). The map was color coded, and districts of each city were put into four categories: green — most … [Read more...] about Why Redlining Has Affected Everything and Anything
