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Education & Healthcare 22.02.2019

The Night Drive talks education leadership and saving lives with Dr. Gemar Mills

The Night Drive (TND) with Nobi De Lon and Embassy get enlightened on how to save lives through education in their interview with Gemar Mills, the executive director of College Achieve Paterson Charter School.

News & Current Affairs

February 18, 2019 Crime/Highlights

New developments ‘shift’ Chicago PD investigation of attack on ‘Empire’ actor, Jussie Smollett

Hundreds of hours of reviewed footage and multiple interviews around the alleged homophic, racist attack of actor Jussie Smollett have led the … Keep Reading

February 18, 2019 Ark Republic/Highlights

Number 45’s border wall is still in red tape despite state of emergency declaration

President Donald Trump attempts to circumvent Congress approval of funds, but the battle between the White House and the Capital about funding … Keep Reading

February 17, 2019 Ark Weekender/Highlights/Lifestyle & Travel

Atlanta on my palette: A quick detour into Atlanta’s ever-changing, delicious food scene

With the city’s rapid growth expanding outside of the 285 highway and into suburbia, the Georgia metropolis has grown into a food … Keep Reading

February 17, 2019 Ark Weekender/Arts & Culture/Highlights

What’s new, Numa?

In this evolve-or-die era, there’s always something new to love. Failing in that always presents the option to create the next crave … Keep Reading

Blackface Northam jumps out of hot seat, Justin Fairfax lands in a maelstrom of sexual assault accusations

Published on February 15, 2019 in Politics & Social Justice by Ark Republic News Desk

A glimpse at the governor’s mansion for Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax has turned into a scandal that leaves his political career, and possibly, his freedom in jeopardy.

NYC crackdown on sale of CBD infused edibles

Published on February 13, 2019 in Government & Policy/Health & Wellness by Gabrielle Lenhard

Last week, Department of Health (DOH) officials began visiting restaurants in New York City which carry cannabidiol (CBD) edibles, bagging up the products, and marking them as ‘embargoed’.

Thriller or Beat it: In a racially charged Virginia, will Governor Ralph Northam survive blackface scandal?

Published on February 11, 2019 in Politics & Social Justice by Ark Republic News Desk

The upheaval of Virginia’s political climate seems to be far from calming down.

Two blackface confessions, two sexual assault accusations and one state’s Democrats sit in political chaos

Published on February 11, 2019 in Politics & Social Justice by Ark Republic News Desk

Virginia’s upheaval in the past ten days leaves the positions of the top three office holders of the state in question. Now Democrats scramble to prepare for the backlash.

Woke, but tired: Trappings and love languages of freedom for Black millennials

Published on February 9, 2019 in Ark Republic/Politics & Social Justice by Ark Republic News Desk

“The American dream, the idea that anyone can succeed through hard work, is one of the most enduring myths in this country,” penned newly minted author and journalist, Reniqua Allen in a NY Times article.

Domineque Ray, Alabama inmate loses appeal for Muslim cleric during execution

Published on February 8, 2019 in Ark Republic/Politics & Social Justice by Ark Republic News Desk

US Supreme Court 5-4 ruling favors prison’s refusal to allow Death Row inmate’s spiritual counsel of choice.

The Night Drive is Sexy AF with Numa Perrier of Showtime’s ‘SMILF’

Published on February 6, 2019 in Ark Republic/Arts & Culture/Podcast/TV & Film by Nobi De Lon and Embassy

With “Sak Pase, Sexy?” as it’s titled, this week’s Night Drive revs up to talk all about SMILF, a new Showtime comedy that serves as an acronym for single mom I’d like to fuck. In this joyride, Nobi and Embassy try their best to make the ‘F’ bomb more “PG” rated, but as much as they finagle the word, the brilliance of this thought provoking series remains.

Heat and power restored at Brooklyn jail after almost a week

Published on February 4, 2019 in Government & Policy/Politics & Social Justice by Kaia Niambi Shivers

Rally outside of Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Demonstrators protest the lack of heat and power for almost week during the winter months. Photo Credit: Congresswoman Carolyn Malonye's (D-NY) Twitter page

Activists, elected officials cry “inhumane” treatment for 1,600 inmates left to freeze for almost a week in New York jail.

Freezing cells, lack of food and other deplorable conditions in Brooklyn detention center raise questions on human rights violations, criminal prosecution

Published on February 4, 2019 in Politics & Social Justice by Ark Republic News Desk

Nydia Velazquez preparing for MDC tour. Photo credit: Nydia Velazquez Twitter page
Nydia Velazquez and Jumaane Williams talk to crowd outside of MDC. Photo credit: Nydia Velazquez Twitter page
Demonstrators at Metropolitan Detention Center calling for officials to turn on power and heat. Photo credit: Nydia Velazquez Twitter page

For almost a week, detainees in the Metropolitan Detention Center went unwashed, cold and hungry. According to reports from those inside, inmates developed colds, and those who were already sick were not receiving adequate care if any.

‘Say word’: Poetry, prose and spoken word comes to Ark Republic’s Ark Weekender

Published on February 3, 2019 in Ark Republic/Ark Weekender by Ark Weekender

Welcome to our first post dedicated to the litany of contributors who offer their view of the world via poems. An Ark Weekender original, this section opens its poetry book to show you the creative voices of people around the world.

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