By Brandi Patterson The end of the summer is getting closer. You just graduated high school, and next week you’re starting your brand new life as a college student. You’ve packed and you’ve planned your outfits for “Saturday’s in Athens.” You moved into the cramped high-rises that you personalized as your own, and became close…
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Cafe Soul Does it Again…
By Brandi Patterson The Black Affairs Council held their annual event, Café Soul, in the Memorial Hall Ballroom this past Tuesday evening. Cafe Soul is a talent showcase catered toward the minority students at the University of Georgia. The night was filled with beautiful metaphors, sultry songs and vocals, and graceful bodies as the performers…
How to Love Yourself
By Brandi Patterson Valentine’s Day was about a week ago, and like millions of other people in this world, I was single this time around, and I had a blast. However, there was something that I noticed from many of my other fellow singles – they were either bitter or held other sentiments because they…
Light Girls: Colorism in American Society
By: Brandi Patterson A little over a week ago, the Oprah Winfrey Network aired Bill Duke’s documentary, Light Girls, the sequel to his previous film Dark Girls. Both films give an in-depth look at the social construct of colorism amongst women, with its history and effects on a society. While Dark Girls focused more on…
Hollywood Squares: Where Do We Draw the Line?
By Brandi Patterson This past Labor Day weekend may have been all fun and games for most people, but many Hollywood starlets had to worry about whether or not their image would be compromised. Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton – just to name a few –fell victim to a hacker who released nude photos to…
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