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Old Hollywood’s Lasting Beauty Mark

Imogene Warner, Writer April 1, 2025

Old Hollywood was not only a time when film and talent took the stage, but a time when beauty came to life. From Marilyn's signature blond hair, red lips, and break-in beauty standards to Audrey Hepburn's...

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Mark Anthony

Aidan Gonzalez, Writer March 31, 2025

Mark Anthony is a famous musician and actor. He was born on September 16, 1968, and is best known for his Latin music.  Mark Anthony was born in New York City, the youngest of eight older sisters and...

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Biography of Nelson Mandela

Aidan Gonzalez March 20, 2025

Nelson Mandela, a name engraved in history, was a truly remarkable and inspirational man. Growing up poor in a small family, going to prison, to ending up as president of South Africa and helping the world...

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Kendrick Lamar

Lillian Rose, Writer March 20, 2025

Kendrick Lamar is one of the biggest rappers in the world and the most influential rapper known. Kendrick Lamar Duckworth was named after a couple of different people, one of them being the singer and...

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How The Beatles Came to Be

Imogene Warner, Writer January 28, 2025

From international classics, song ballads, and hit dance music, the Beatles made it all. As one of history's most iconic and influential bands, the Beatles have forever changed music and pop culture. The...

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Faye Webster

Fiona Swan, Writer January 28, 2025

Faye Webster is a singer and songwriter born in Atlanta, Georgia on June 25th, 1997. She makes music along the genres of R&B, soft rock, etc. Faye Webster has been writing and singing since the age...

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Brent Faiyaz

Fiona Swan, Writer December 5, 2024

When music artist Christopher Brent Wood was about 10 years old, he started to collect CDs from D’Angelo, Lauryn Hill, and other artists who also made hip-hop and R&B types of music. At this age,...

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Amanda Gorman: Representation Matters

Jorja Peyton, Jr. Editor December 4, 2024

Amanda Gorman is an award-winning poet and writer. She graduated from Harvard University in 2020 with a degree in sociology and then went on to be the youngest inaugural poet in the history of the United...

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The Nicest Guy in Hollywood

Aidan Gonzalez, Writer November 17, 2024

The nicest guy in Hollywood is a title given to a very wholesome guy, Keanu Charles Reeves. Keanu Reeves was born on September 2, 1964, in Beirut, Lebanon, and raised in Toronto. As one of the kindest...

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Life of Tupac

Aidan Gonzalez, Writer November 4, 2024

Tupac Shakur is a name that has a lot of respect and hatred on it. Shakur was a rapper and actor born on June 16, 1971. Tupac was not his original name, his name was Lesane Parish Crooks. His mom Afeni...

How Kendrick Lamar Got Famous

How Kendrick Lamar Got Famous

Fiona Swan, Writer October 31, 2024

Kendrick Lamar was born on June 17th, 1987. He is an American songwriter and rapper who grew up in Compton, California. He became who he is today by how he grew up. Kendrick Lamar's parents, Paula Oliver...

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Frank Ocean

Fiona Swan, Writer October 14, 2024

Frank Ocean is a singer/songwriter born in Long Beach, California, on October 28, 1987. He grew up in New Orleans where he started listening to jazz music, but when he was a teen, he moved to LA to make...

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