StyleCrush: Kanda Mbenza-Ngoma, Model and Singer
This week's StyleCrush is the incredible plus-size model and singer, Kanda Mbenza-Ngoma. Northwest born and raised, the talented jazz singer turned plus-size model has been the face of several ad campaigns, including the most recent Beth Ditto collection, and has appeared
8 Reasons These Hobbity Earthships Might Lead to a Promising Future
In today's uncertain times, people are beginning to rethink the American Dream that was sold to us by the Baby Boomer generation. Buying a home in the suburbs while being a loyal employee at one company until early retirement is
This 7-Year Old Syrian Girl’s Chilling Tweets of the War Will Break Your Heart
A 7-year-old girl from Syria, has been live-tweeting the vicious civil war. The brave young war correspondent and her mother have been tweeting from a satellite phone in East Aleppo, covering the war from the perspective of a young girl
Queen Sugar and the Complexity of Desire in the Face of Black Survival
In the 12th episode of the new and acclaimed series Queen Sugar, Nova's love life takes an interesting turn as she is garnering more attention and notoriety for her activism work in ending antiblackness, abolitionism and freeing Too Sweet (a character
Meet Miss Minnesota’s History-Making Muslim Finalist: Halima Aden
Halima Aden made history last weekend by entering the semifinals of the Miss Minnesota pageant while wearing a hijab. The beauty pageant contestant also wore full-body modesty garment known as a burkini during the swimsuit competition. A freshman at St. Cloud University,