Miley Cyrus’ new album reflects her messy maturity
Kofi Mframa, Opinions Editor Few pop stars seem to have a more turbulent idea of “self” than Miley Cyrus. It’s certainly not surprising since her rise to fame came from living “the best of both worlds.” Consequently, her audience viewed her in a way divorced from her, thus launching her in a decade long search […]
We need to change the way we discuss plastic surgery
Kofi Mframa, Opinions Editor If you look at an image of me now versus one taken in, let’s say, 2018, you’ll notice a huge difference. I look a tad bit different, not because I’ve aged since then — as humans do — but because of the minimal yet effective plastic surgery procedures I’ve had done. […]
Mirror, mirror on the wall: Who is the fairest of them all?
Kofi Mframa, Opinions Editor Nella Larson’s “Passing” follows the reunion of childhood friends, Clare Kendry and Irene Redfield, two light-skinned Black women who “pass” as white — albeit in different ways. The book centers on “racial-passing” and the pleasures and tragedies that come with it. This book and the Netflix adaptation really got me thinking […]
Rejection of AP African American History shows scary trend in American public education
Kofi Mframa, Opinions Editor The Florida Department of Education rejected the inclusion of Advanced Placement African American History in the state’s curriculum, citing the course is “inexplicably contrary to Florida law and significantly lacks educational value” in a letter to the College Board sent on Jan. 12. Florida Gov. Ron Desantis said the course is […]
Black figures should be recognized all year long
Kofi Mframa, Opinions Editor Every February, like clockwork, my teachers would pull out the same lessons about the same four or five Black historical figures. Every year, we were taught the same trite lessons on Martin Luther King Jr. having a dream, Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat and Harriet Tubman’s journey to […]