Unapologetically Dope: Johnny Flash

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Johnny Flash Logo | Pic Cred via Johnny Flash

Johnny Flash Logo | Pic Cred via Johnny Flash

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If you haven’t heard the name Johnny Flash before, don’t worry you will soon.Flash, who receive his nickname from his peers, is an established photographer and a senior at the University of Albany. Flash is currently majoring in communications with a minor in journalism has dreams and goals to one day give people a platform to showcase and talk about their own dreams, aspirations,and talent.Flash,whose real name is John Onanuga, is of Nigerian and Liberian descent and has always believed that he had a special gift of using his voice for the greater good. The Queens native, 21, decided to put together a talk show that would be influential to the youth, called BehindtheFlash, making him the youngest black male talk show host thus far.”One of main reasons for starting this talk show, is because I don’t think the youth in today’s generation get enough credit for the accomplishments that they do,” he said. “The purpose of my talk show is to give creatives and influential people in today’s age a chance to talk about their craft and how they got the position that they are in today.”Flash started this show in January, shoots, edit, and produces all of the segments. Due this show, he is able to give people the platform to talk about their brand and their plan to move forward and grow. His guest has included Anthony Telford, the creator of C.L.U.E clothing brand, Michael Wade, a host of talent shows, fashion shows and parties, and Jerlisa Fontaine, the first black woman to be president of UAlbany’s Student Association.Johnny Flash and Anthony Telford, creator of C.L.U.E| Pic Cred via Johnny FlashThe show is broadcasted on YouTube and has accumulated over 600 views altogether thus far. Stay tuned to see what Flash comes up with next.Behind the Flash Episode 2.Behind the Flash Episode 3.Behind The Flash Logo | Pic Cred via Johnny Flash

ABC to Cancel ‘Rosanne’ After Racist Comments

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Pic Cred via Instagram: @touthaitiIn a previous post, I wrote about how ABC decided to revive the hit show ‘Rosanne’ and just like so many people, I was excited to see a piece of my childhood come back. But now that happy feeling for the show is long gone. The feeling now is the satisfaction of seeing it go.On Tuesday, ABC announced that they will be canceling the revival show due to Barr’s racial Twitter rant about former President Barack Obama’s top advisor Valerie Jarrett. One of the tweets about Jarrett was “Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj.” Another tweet said, “ISLAM is not a RACE, lefties. Islam includes EVERY RACE of people.”Barr tried to redeem herself by passing the comments off as a “bad joke”. She eventually apologizes for her tweets on Twitter saying,”I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans,” she continued. “I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks. I should have known better. Forgive me – my joke was in bad taste.”Barr also stated that she was leaving Twitter, but that wasn’t enough. A few hours later, ABC announced that they were canceling the show. ABC’s entertainment president, Channing Dungey said in a statement, “Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show.”Racism will NEVER Prevail.