By Emmet McGeown “How can this happen on a military base? How can this happen while she was on duty? How can this just happen and then let it go under the rug like it was nothing?” These were the words of Mayra Guillen, sister of Pfc. Vanessa Guillen, who has been missing for months […]
By Vaughn Lowery × Armon Hayes × Emmet McGeown “Environment is your incubator to flourish; nurture growth and manifest success.” – 360 Magazine The design story of interior designer Justin Lowery proves that the environment you’re in is as important as the company you keep. His latest renovation of a Bronx live workspace demonstrates both […]
By Emmet McGewon On March 27, a shadow, growing for weeks, reached monstrous proportions as Italy reached a grim milestone: 917 people passed away due to the novel coronavirus. The gloom pervaded for many more weeks as Italian streets emptied and hospitals overflowed. On the same day there were 5,906 new cases in the country. […]
By Emmet McGeown In Tulsa, Oklahoma, there is a strip of land known as Greenwood. In the early 20th century, it was renowned as a bustling business district with a prosperous and self-sufficient economy. Such a pre-Depression boomtown, still thriving off the discovery of oil in 1901 and still harnessing the energetic drive of frontierism, […]
Defund the Police: What does it mean? By Emmet McGeown In John Le Carré’s 1963 spy novel, “The Spy Who Came in from the Cold,” the character Control, a prominent member of the British intelligence service, describes the duty of law enforcement as follows: “We do disagreeable things so that ordinary people here and elsewhere […]
By Emmet McGeown Los Angeles residents continue their demand for racial equality Breonna Taylor, a Louisville EMT, would have turned 27 years old on June 5th. Instead, on March 13th, Ms. Taylor was shot 8 times while asleep after police officers entered her home without knocking. The young woman was not forgotten at Friday evening’s […]
Released on May 29th, the expanded edition features 7 new songs including “Club House” and “5 stars” with “Love Cycle” official video available now too HERE. Building off the mega success of the original Platinum Heart album, which surpassed 70 million song downloads and streams, Platinum Heart (Deluxe) rivals its predecessor in innovation and style. […]
Fifth Installment of the Roots Jam Presents Solo Sessions released on May 28th and available at The Roots YouTube channel HERE This recently released episode featuring performances by Lisa Ramey, Kacey Williams, and Mannywellz, hosted by CAPTAIN KIRK was published by The Roots as part of their custom content series. The band’s commitment to opening […]
