Author Archives: Akim Powell

What time is it? It’s summertime! No, this isn’t High School Musical, but it is the season to bring out your hottest outfits and make your summer...

In case you forgot, Father’s Day is Sunday, June 18. It’s an opportunity to surprise the special man in your life with something exceptional. A Father’s...

Local tailor Peggy Myles began sewing so she could have clothes to wear growing up, but eventually her skills made it on to the big screen. Nestled right...

Not many people are familiar with the significance of the Juneteenth Festival even though it’s been celebrated in the United States for several decades...

Oxford continues to produce more and more original bands and music. One of the newest groups on the scene is Rocket 88, an Americana band that self admittedly...

This week in Oxford Thursday 5 p.m. – Ann Kidd Taylor with The Shark Club – Square Books 9 p.m. – Bonus Buncho – Proud Larry’s Friday 5...

  What Ariana Grande concertgoers thought would be a fun function turned into a traumatizing tragedy. As we all know, on May 22, 2017, tragedy struck...

Minhaj stands in front of Hindi words “log kya kahenge.” (Photo by Mandee Johnson, courtesy of Instagram: @mandeephoto) “I love melanin....

Every once in awhile an artist comes along that makes everybody ask, “Is this even real life?” Lil Yachty is definitely that artist for this generation....

The University of Mississippi Museum will be hosting Carolyn Brown tonight for a lecture about her new book, “The Artist’s Sketch: A Biography of Painter...