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Cassidy Paredes

Bio: Cassidy Paredes recently graduated from Liberty University with a BS in English and Writing. While in college, her passion and love for writing inspired her to publish her two books, Picture Perfect and Even This Will Fade, on Amazon. She is excited to start the next stage of her career with NYCTastemakers and continue growing as a writer and editor.
Books

Op-Ed: The Problem with Banning Books

The five titles that are on the Rapid City Area School Board of Education’s school district surplus list as books “to be destroyed” are the following: 185 copies of "How Beautiful We Were: A Novel" by Imbolo Mbue, 35 copies of "Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic" by Alison Bechdel, 75 ...

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Interview with DJ Michael Narvaez: “The only place that success comes before work is in the dictionary”

From a young age, DJ Michael Narvaez was captivated by the artistic and musical atmosphere in New York City in the early 70s. Where he grew up in the Bronx, it wasn’t rare for him to hear the inspiring sounds of disco, house music, and hip-hop that shaped his love ...

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PastUnderground Artist

SSGKobe

Underground Artist of the Month for April 2022 Instagram Youtube Soundcloud Bio Escape Your Love Bio SSGKobe is a modern hip-hop artist with multiple viral singles, an EP, and a few Cole-Bennett-directed music videos released since his rise to success. While he’s spent years developing and honing his melodic sound, SSGKobe signed ...

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New ArtistPast

Wallice

“New” Artist of the Month for April 2022 Instagram Youtube Soundcloud Bio Wisdom Tooth Bio Wallice is an up-and-coming artist to look out for in 2022. Her song lyrics flow with pressures from tense relationships, self-doubt, and growth. In her song “23”, she writes, “Jazz school dropout at 21 / Disappointed ...

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ArtistPast

Camila Cabello

Artist of the Month for April 2022 Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Bio Bam Bam Bio Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao, known as Camila Cabello, is a Cuban-born American singer and songwriter. In 2012, her music career launched after auditioning for the X-Factor, where she joined a girl group, Fifth Harmony as ...

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DJPast

Erika the DJ

DJ of the Month for April 2022 Instagram Soundcloud Mouse-pointer Bio Playlist Bio Influenced from her youth by a wide variety of music and growing up in New York City, Erika the DJ, the stage name for Erika Hamilton, is one of the most sought-out DJs in her hometown. She has ...

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AthletePast

Gio Urshela

Athlete of the Month for April 2022 Twitter Instagram Bio Highlights Bio Gio Urshela, a professional Columbian baseball player, has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) since 2015. Throughout his career, he’s played for the Toronto Blue Jays, The Cleveland Indians, the New York Yankees, and is now playing for ...

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PastVideo

Rolling in the Deep by Adele

Video of the Month for April 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYEDA3JcQqw&ab_channel=AdeleVEVO One of Adele’s top hits “Rolling in the Deep” reached 2 billion streams on YouTube last month. With this huge accomplishment, we honor this iconic, emotional video that pairs well with Adele’s eerie and gorgeous vocals.  Years after it was first released, ...

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Latin ArtistPast

Marc Anthony

Latin Artist of the Month for April 2022 Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Tiktok Bio Nada de Nada Bio Marco Antonio Muñiz, known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and producer. His passion and love for music started at an early age, learning how to sing in ...

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Books

Books Trending on Bookstagram

If you love reading YA, romance, fantasy, or fiction, you’ll want to check out this list of books trending on Bookstagram. I’ve come across tons of reels recently raving about these books. Though most readers' TBR (to be read) pile is typically enormous with all the amazing books out, these ...

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Kenan Thompson’s Milestone of 1500 Sketches on SNL

Kenan Thompson reached a milestone accomplishment of performing in 1500 sketches on Saturday Night Live on March 5. The veteran comedian, who has been a part of the SNL cast since 2003, performed his 1500th skit, “Home Repair Show” before receiving a backstage celebration from cast and crewmates, applauding the ...

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Music

Biden Announces Ban on Russian Oil Imports

On Tuesday, President Biden announced that the United States is banning all imports of Russian oil, gas and energy in an effort to target the Russian economy’s “main artery” during Putin’s attack on Ukraine.

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