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Author: Kadiatou Keita

Great Value Punk

Posted on March 2, 2021October 1, 2022 by Kadiatou Keita

It was hard growing up punk on a budget. Punk then emo because my middle school pubescent rage turned into awkward angst once I started high school. It’s a strange sentiment because ideally, being part of the punk subculture was never supposed to be something one could or couldn’t afford. After emigrating to the states,…

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The Black Monolith: A Critique of Beyonce’s Black is King

Posted on August 27, 2020October 7, 2022 by Kadiatou Keita

Recently, Beyoncé, a multi-platinum winning artist with billions of fans worldwide released a visual album titled Black is King. While the intentions were to bring pride to Blackness and Black people around the world, the film, which millions of people will now digest, is saturated with stereotypes about the African monolith that continues to bring…

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