The Cuban music scene is dynamic. Music students form garage bands. Afro-Cuban women break barriers in rap. Jazz bands perform in art galleries. Aspiring artists record songs via cellphones and distribute music via CDs. On Feb. 16, 2021, seven Cuban artists released a reggaeton song, “Patria y Vida” (“Homeland and Life”), the title a play […]
Chicago Public Schools students read a “graphic novel” version of Marvel’s Black Panther and watch the movie to learn how “to advocate for a legacy for the future that is founded on a legacy of culture, tradition, and collective survival but informed by the historical legacy of oppression.” The assignments are part of the four-week […]
The social media industry has negatively affected the lives of nearly all minors since its creation, and its creators should be held responsible for the damage they have caused. A high-profile Senate Judiciary Committee hearing was held on Wednesday in which CEOs from five of the most popular social media platforms were grilled intensely by […]
Job growth soared past expectations in January and wages rose faster than inflation, exhibiting more strength at the start of an election year in which the economy could be a huge factor. The U.S. economy added 353,000 jobs last month, according to the Labor Department, about double what economists were expecting in different forecasts. The...
A duo of House Oversight Democrats are asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s 10-month-long blockade of military promotions, asking for a review of its impact on national security as well as military families. Tuberville (R-Ala.) put a hold on more than 425 different military promotions requiring Senate confirmation in protest of Pentagon abortion...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Friday speculated that President Biden’s staff is keeping him from taking executive action to stem the flow of migrants on the southern border. “He knows that he has the authority. We've documented it for him. I've read to him the law myself — to the president. Read him the provisions...
Tesla is recalling almost all of its electric vehicles in the U.S. for a software fix as it faces heightened scrutiny from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The electric vehicle automaker is recalling nearly 2.2 million vehicles because of the small font size of some warning indicators on the instrument panel, which could...