Category Archive: Lifestyle

95th Street Tacos: Churros to Carne Asada

Keep an eye out for 95th Street Tacos at the next Atlanta food festival you attend - they may or may not be in attendance. As the gig economy enjoys an American renaissance, this taco stand has adopted a business model that allows flexibility. They’re a traveling small business that you might see in Buckhead one weekend and Sweet Auburn the next. Meet Tracee and Demayne Ginyard, a married couple and the co-owners of 95th Street Tacos.

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Chanel Jaali: Glow Photo

Displaying the glow of black and brown women...

I have never seen a 12-month calendar that only contains black, positive faces. But, there are annual calendars for sale in stores like Walmart and Target filled with the “perfect photos.” You know a Caucasian mom and dad, a son, a daughter, and a little dog—huddled together, cheesing hard behind a white picket fence. These types of calendars have been around for as long as I can remember, with primarily white families as the focal point, supposedly displaying a perfect life and the “American Dream.”
But now in 2020, it’s a different day. And, I’m proud to say my desk calendar displays an “African-American Woman’s Dream,” which can be found in the Glow Photo series 2020 calendar. It’s filled with candid shots of African-American women of beautiful brown shades, and all different shapes, and sizes.

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Bong Joon Ho: Living Legend

I knew I had to see the movie Parasite as soon as I saw the trailer last fall. I rarely go to the movies, but last November, a friend and I immediately made plans to see the South Korean film when we learned it would come to an independent theater in our college town. Frustratingly, after we arrived at the first screening of the weekend, the theater ran into technical difficulties; we had to leave halfway through the movie and return later to watch the second half. In hindsight, though, I’m glad we did. The emotional sucker punch that is Parasite would have been overwhelming for me to view all at once. 

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