Category: Music
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![CONTRIBUTOR: [@timshotaya] and [@PiersJames] discuss his journey, the message behind the music and more](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_7378-180x180.jpg)
Piers James is the definition of an artist to his core, without meaning behind it what’s the point of the music? For Piers James, music is about how you feel. His emotions are the main driver of his sound, resulting in a catalogue that candidly depicts his contemplative nature. As a listener, you’re initially drawn…
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After the past few months being quite the ordeal for all of us but certianly for some more than others, British Vogue has dedicated its July 2020 issue to celebrating key workers that have kept the UK going during this challenging time.Workers including nurses, Midwifes and doctors, train conductors, supermarket workers, postmen and women. This…
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![Film & TV: Documentaries To Watch This Week on [@Netflix]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/thedeathandlifeofmarshapjohnson_photo_02-180x180.jpg)
Check Out What’s New on Netflix To Watch On The Black American Experience 1. The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson As she fights the tide of trans women, activist Victoria Cruz probes the suspicious 1992 death of her friend Marsha P. Johnson. 2. Who Killed Malcolm X? Activist Abdur-Rahman Muhammad begins his own…
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Hearing from the fashion world that once again a black person has been forced to resign from a company due to racism and being undervalued is disappointing yet not surprising. Millions of black employees around the world are mistreated and undervalued at work through unequal pay, lack of opportunities, microaggressions, and the silencing of their…
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The Edward Colston Statue Is Exactly Where It Belongs. Black Lives Matter protestors in Bristol made history over the weekend when they pulled down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston and tossed it in the harbour. Edward Colston became a member of the Royal African Company in 1680 that held the monopoly on slave…
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Photographer Julian Ali aims to complete his ongoing project #BLACKkings in 2021, which we have the pleasure of sharing with you. The photographer is a creative originally from Norfolk Virigina, currently living in Harlem also known as ‘Ali’. Ali pursued his creative passion for the arts completing a BFA at James Madison University, where they…
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![Film & TV: GagaOOLala is Asia’s First LGBTQ+ Streaming Platform And It’s Now Global [@GagaOOLaLa]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/gagaoolala-women-men-180x180.jpg)
GagaOOLaLa Goes Global, Just In Time for Pride 2020! GagaOOLala is an LGBTQ+ focused streaming platform that has officially launched worldwide in all countries, except China and North Korea. This launch comes a week before the one-year anniversary of the day Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage. As well as…
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![Brad Stank delivers jazz inspired debut album ‘Kinky Om’ [@Brad_Stank]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/BradStanksKinkyOM-Digital-3000px-180x180.jpg)
Kinky Om is the latest outing from the eclectic Brad Stank who is paving his own way in the UK’s musical landscape. Kinky Om is, well it’s difficult to really explain what it fully is, but it is a clear deep dive into the mind of Brad Stank. Sonically Jazz is the genre that feels…
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![Pop Culture: Beyoncé Makes A Powerful Commencement Speech For The Class of 2020 [@Beyoncé]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/beyonce-class-of-2020--180x180.jpg)
Beyoncé makes a powerful & emotional speech for the Class of 2020 graduates. Beyoncé addressed the Class of 2020 in a powerful 9-minute speech she made for the 2020 graduates. Due to Covid:19, universities all over the world have closed down for the safety of their students and faculty. Meaning many students who were due…
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![The Top Up Tracklist ft. [@DuchessArtist], [@ttxraph], [@jarreauvandal] + more](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/95614160_3955796231129615_2416397477457428480_o-180x180.jpg)
It might only be Tuesday but who doesn’t want a top up of great new music? The Top Up Tracklist is a mix of tracks from across the past month with most being from within the last two weeks. The tracks span a number of genres ranging from Alternative Rap, R&B, Drill, Afro-Pop, and more. There’s something…