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Big news! Bigger than the Knicks win! 🏀
Join me and SocaSaySo on Thursday, July 9th from 5-9pm EST at the famous Rogers Garden for Link & Drink, a Caribbean entrepreneur and small business networking event bringing folks together for an evening of good vibes, great connections, and real community building.
Are we over 2025?
A Muslim Socialist Defeats a Delusional Nepo Baby
Finally! An election night that didn’t end with me crying and rage-screaming into my pillow. New York City elected our first actual progressive, Muslim, South Asian mayor. Zohran Kwame Mamdani just made history, beating out Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in the most theatrical election the city’s seen in decades.
New York Mayoral Election Breakdown
New York City residents will finally have the chance to oust Mr. Outside-Corruptor General-Fake Vegan-Mayor Eric Adams! The primary on June 24th (early voting from June 14th-22nd) allows us to decide which candidate will be each party’s nominee for the general election. So, who’s running and what are their platforms? I’ll break it down with my own personal bias.
Are we over Black Excellence?
Did you see Kendrick Lamar’s Blackity Black Super Bowl performance at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans last night? Many are still dissecting the message sent by having Samuel L. Jackson playing “Uncle Sam,” the reason the stage was arranged like a Playstation game controller, and why Serena Williams was cripwalking like a G, while others have missed the point entirely.
It’s fitting that this performance comes during a racially tense Black History Month - that will be celebrated regardless of the federal government’s stance on it.
Are we over being triggered?
Whew! It seems that many of us have been on edge for years. With pandemics, genocides, global politics, and economic uncertainties we cannot look at social media without being bombarded with triggering content. We have access to so much information about world events that we are able to see a conflict from varying perspectives, which is a good thing. However, doom scrolling through IG or TikTok cannot be good for our mental health. So how can we stay sane while staying informed?
Are we over the bacchanal?
The dynamic duo is back at it. DysChick and SocaSaySo are excited to announce the release of our first episode in Season 7 of the BK Rant & Rave podcast! Our theme this season is "are we over it?" In episode one, we want to know if you are over the uncertainty of Trinidad's International Soca Monarch, bacchanal in soca music industry, and Machel Montano being the one carrying the torch for soca.
So, this is Christmas
Is it just me or does it not feel like Christmas this year? I walk through the streets of Brooklyn and, despite the unusual Christmas Eve snow on the ground, I’m not feeling the spirit of the season. I have some thoughts as to why this might be the case.