Social distancing is the main method that people are using to help slow down the spread of COVID-19. A method that health professionals and prison reform advocates have emphasized as being particularly difficult to accomplish in prison, especially an overcrowded one – as many prisons are. Although this practice is difficult it is not impossible and R.Kelly is attempting to do his part. Currently a prisoner in Chicago’s federal jail awaiting trial for racketeering and sexual a

As a result of the global pandemic caused by COVID-19 many people are now jobless, either temporarily or indefinitely. Many residents fear the breaks from their rent or a supposed stimulus of $1000 from the government will only give them a temporary cushion of financial flexibility, but not enough to get them through the shutdown that experts and medical professionals estimate to last a minimum of 12 weeks. Many small businesses owners fear that they may have to close their b

As a child in a military family DMV rapper, Mardyny, traveled and lived all around the world. Mardyny found his love for music when looking for ways to stay entertained which included finding an escape in learning new instruments, writing poems and free styling. As the youngest of his family, Mardyny took a different route than what was expected of him. His first taste of success in the music industry was with a music group called ‘One Side’ that formed in 2015. After breakin

While everyone else was in their home quarantined, some brave souls decided to still celebrate their spring break in Miami, Florida. If you’ve been to Miami before then you know that staying six to ten feet away from someone is impossible. Miami is about mixing and mingling, especially during Spring Break. In a recent video, Miami-Dade Mayor, Carlos Gimenez signs order closing all hotels due to the coronavirus. According to the Miami Herald, there are 177 new confirmed COVID-

Harlem is most known for its flashy clothes, loud music, and good food. During the 1980's Harlem became street fashions most notable location, all thanks to fashion designer Dapper Dan. While Harlem was striving in every aspect of urban culture they were also blessed with legendary street soldiers who lived and died by the code. James Cedric Hayden, also known as “ Dirtbike James” was born January 9,1971 in East Harlem, New York. Growing up in Harlem during the 1980s, money w

Photo Credit: HipHollywood DJ D-Nice just gave us the party of a lifetime last night. The Bronx, New York DJ hosted an Instagram Live quarantine party. Yesterday was the second day of the DJ D-Nice ‘Homeschool’ party. Lets just say I’ve never seen so many celebrities on one IG Live. Once you entered the live, you were locked in for at least for a minimum of 4 hours. There were so many black celebrities like Common, T.I., Queen Latifah, Lauren London, Rocsi Diaz, Drake, Gabrie

Attention all Tamartians! Your leader is back at it with new music. Tamar Braxton announced the release of her new song ‘Crazy Kind Of Love’ yesterday. Her initial Instagram post regarding the release challenged her followers to get over 4.5 thousand comments on that post and she would release her new song. Needless to say Tamartians accepted the challenge and ‘Crazy Kind Of Love’ was released at midnight on 03/20/2020. Approaching ten thousand views within its first 12 hour

To shelter inside has been the advice given to the public by health officials to help slow down the spread of COVID-19, also known as the novel coronavirus. However, for inmates at Rikers Island exposure to the virus may be imminent as an inmate tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week. This is the first case of the COVID-19 virus amongst a person in custody in New York City.. With the only way to slow down the spread of the virus is to practice social distancing, the q

Social distancing does not mean anti-social! Since many states across the nation have advised their citizens to shelter in place, social media timelines have been filled with TikToks, memes, and conversations. All showing how people across the nation and the world are keeping themselves entertained during these trying times. Yesterday, Beyonce fans took to Netflix in an effort to unite during this pandemic. This year’s Coachella is postponed so the BeyHive decided to relive t

During a time full of fear and uncertainty, much like the time we’re in now, it is not unheard of for people to commit attacks against those they deem responsible for the panic. This has been seen in the past with various outbreaks. The 2009 Swine Flu Pandemic was joined by an increase of hate crimes against Mexicans, since Mexico is where this outbreak originated. The 2014 Ebola outbreak led to an increase in hate crimes against Africans because this outbreak is said to have