May 4, 2026 | Community, Global, Music
By Olamide Gbemisola On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer who knelt on his neck for over nine minutes. Floyd kept saying “I can’t breathe” until he was gone. The video went everywhere almost immediately, and it...
Aug 27, 2025 | Editorial, Events, Global, Music
By Zoe Walsh Introduction A song that is now considered a hymn to nonviolence and peace was banned from several schools and churches when it first aired on the radio. It was called anti-religious,...
Aug 27, 2025 | Community, Global, Music, Words
By Lili Jimenez Music has been important, not only for social change but for inspiration and creation. I had the great pleasure of knowing the Ruarks for a huge portion of my life. Nan and Jerry were two prominent individuals in the scene of music for a large portion...
Aug 27, 2025 | Events, Global, Music, Words
By Paige Sylvester Kendrick Lamar’s music is a multifaceted exploration of identity, race, and systemic oppression, but it also represents a deep internal struggle: cognitive dissonance. His artistic image is at the intersection of radical resistance,...
Aug 27, 2025 | Community, Global, Music, Words
By Saria Raine BTS, also known as 방탄소년단 in Korean or Bulletproof Boy Scouts, is a international phenomenon that originated in South Korea. With the group formed in 2010 and debuting in 2013, the band consists of seven members who are known by stage name as RM, Jin,...
Aug 27, 2025 | Community, Events, Global, Music, Words
By John M. Yelkich III When considering theatrical works as tools for social change many productions come to mind. Falsettos and Angels in America both illuminate the AIDS epidemic in 1980’s America. Hadestown and Newsies are two highly relevant class commentaries...
