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KAYTRANADA In The House: Concert or Stream, It's Irresistible!

AMARIS LEVITT | Nov. 4

If you haven’t heard or listened to KAYTRANADA, you must be living under a rock. From the viral KAYTRANADA TikTok trends to the geniusly infused collaborations that are produced; His style, flow, and rhythm are more than just a blessing to the ears, it's an experience. Whether you stream his music on Spotify or Apple Music (*cough cough sniff, Spotify is better) or lucky enough to snatch a ticket and see him in person, KAYTRANADA’s versatile skill of incorporating modern R&B beats and vibes mélanged with house music, is what makes his music so idiosyncratic.

EXPLORING POC BUSINESSES IN DC| TAQUERIA XOCHI & COLADA SHOP

KAYLHAN GARCIA and GABY SOSA | Oct. 12

Welcome to another installment of The Blackprint's POC-owned businesses vlog series. Join our culture writer Kaylhan Garcia & creative director Gaby Sosa on their journey to visit Colada Shop & Taqueria Xochi in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.

5 Hispanic/Latino Restaurants Less Than 20 Minutes from AU

GABY SOSA | Oct. 11

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, here are more local D.C. restaurants to support and explore! September 15th - October 15th calls for the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. From the AFI Latin Film Festival to the ongoing bachata and salsa events, there is still time to dine. Instead of creating any kind of Latin American focused list, we have compiled a list of Latin- diverse restaurants - Mexican, Salvadoran, Peruvian, Brazilian and Cuban - that are in reasonable proximity for AU students.

Students on Edge by Increased Law Enforcement Presence Post-U.S. Capitol Insurrection

Jasmine Dean | Mar. 3, 2021

Following the deadly Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riots led by white supremacists, students living in the D.C. area voice concerns about the increased police and National Guard presence.

Gentrification and Neo-Liberalism in D.C.

MACKENZIE GALLOWAY | Feb. 1, 2021

New developments being built in D.C.

WUSA9 Protesters gathered in from on the Nigerian EMbassy to #EndSars on the first day of protests, October 11th.

#EndSARS DMV

MACKENZIE GALLOWAY | Feb. 1, 2021

Thousands of young activists in the Washington, D.C. area rallied to support Nigerian efforts to eliminate that country’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad, also known as SARS, a notoriously corrupt and brutal police force.

This Was Always America

TAMIR HARPER | Jan. 7, 2021

What would Congress think? If I, as a Black man, were to share my frustrations of what occurred on the floor? If they were to actually hear the pain I felt— what ached while sitting in my DC apartment, staring out of my window as sirens blared throughout the streets; streets that I know were forbidden to those who looked like me, but seemed to be owned by those in red hats and white skin. The feeling of knowing, knowing that I could not dare leave my apartment or my life would be in jeopardy. What would Congress think? What would run through their mind? While I can’t share all my frustrations, because my parents will one day read this, I will offer some here: