The sound of gloves hitting a punching bag, the taps of a jump rope on the floor and the buzzer signaling the end of a workout all fill a gym off of Lynn Lane on the Starkville Community Church property.
Linfield University will host a series of events in celebration of Black History Month, Feb. 2-25. All events are organized by the Black Student Union (BSU) and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
It s a big week for new music. Billie Eilish dropped her sophomore record, an entire posthumous Prince album has landed, and the likes of Laura Marling and Jack Antonoff returned to their more under-the-radar projects.
If those wind up being the only albums you spin this weekend, though, you ll miss out on the latest from Portland rapper Swiggle Mandela, and it ll be your loss.Â
Movie Money is Mandela s first project-length release since 2019, when he put out a trilogy ofÂ
Portlandsterdam EPs. Little here is as pointed asÂ
Portlandsterdam tracks like Dear Portland Police, Dear White Portland, or Dear Willamette Week, but the words are still sharpâMandela s gaze is just more often directed inward or toward the dance floor. And the beats are as creative as ever, featuring blasts of warped sax, stabs of strings, and warm synths.
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