The Guerrilla Girls are an anonymous group of feminist artists whose focus is to expel sexism and racism in politics, the art world, film and the culture at large. The members wear gorilla masks to hide their identity, but they are guerrilla in their approach and methods. Their actions and
With Shell currently, and with great dignity, high-tailing it out of the arctic, some attention ought to be given to the artists who provided the needed pressure. Shell’s goal, the result of trillions of dollars in lobbying, was to obtain oil from arctic drilling, being the only company still searching
New York Fashion Week is a famous event dedicated to the boldest, brightest fashion designers. For Kerby Jean Raymond, the honor of being the ultimate risk-taking designer was given to him before any clothes were even shown. Raymond, founder and head designer of Pyer Moss, wanted to utilize his show
During the 1970s, the Bronx was bathed in blood. Gangs could be found on every street corner, and death by gunshot was an every day occurrence. Skip back to 1963, when Jewish, Irish, and other various ethnicities still populated the Bronx. The streets were filled with protesters and progressives- people
The story of Raquel Santos de Oliveira (pictured above) is extremely uncommon—it is not often we hear about female’s being cocaine kingpins. Raquel took the position following the death of her significant other and the original kingpin, Ednaldo “Naldo” de Souza, in a bloody shoot out with police in 1988.
A mystery citizen in the Greater Manchester, England became annoyed by the potholes that riddled his city’s street after a number of his friends were injured in biking accidents involving the unfixed holes. When the city failed to act upon request, the citizen, who calls himself Wanksy- a more suggestive
The introduction of social media has made it easier to bring attention to important issues. One form of social participation is #activism, where online community members share hashtags like #blacklivesmatter, #kony2012,#feminism, #consentissexy, #loveislove and the like. Many see this as a really great way for youth and other members of
Built in 1885, the Penitentiary of New Mexico is a maximum security prison holding almost eight hundred male prisoners in the state’s capital, Sante Fe. It is also home to one of the most violent and brutal prison riots in US history. What started with an officer catching two inmate
The news today is filled with stories of victims of race based aggression and violence. Black pride and civil rights fight against white supremacy and oppression. These tensions have lead to horrible injustice that mirrors the monstrosities that occurred before and during the last civil rights movement; tension between African
What happens when you combine the sadistic inner thoughts of slasher filmmakers like Alfred Hitchcock and Wes Craven with the hard bassline beats of rap? A subgenre of hip-hop with a cult-like following that began in the 1990s called “horrorcore”. Horrorcore directly preceded gangster rap in terms of chronological time,