Queen Bey is back and full effect…

Beyoncé Knowles, best known as the female R&B artist and leader of the group Destiny’s Child, breaks news for her incredible performance at the 2018 Coachella announcing her and her husband’s (Jay-z) world Tour, on the run part II.

by Hanna Fillingham

Beyoncé Knowles is 36 years of age, and her birthday is September 4, 1981. She was born and raised in Houston, TX. Her full name is Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, she broke in the music business when she was young with her group Destiny’s Child. In the 2000s, there was no other pop stars as poised, as polished, or as generally fierce as Beyoncé Knowles. In 1998, the group issued its debut, Destiny's Child, which featured the hit “No, No, No” But it was 1999's The Writing's on the Wall  that broke the charts , along with hit song “Bug a Boo” the group  definitively continued their success  with “Say My Name,”  which made Number One, in year 2000 on the billboard charts. “The definitive kiss-off song won two Grammys and featured a standout performance by Beyoncé, whose skittering, rhythmic, and hip-hop-derived approach to melody would help shift the entire landscape of R&B singing.” After the group Destiny’s Child, pop star Beyoncé Knowles went solo in 2003 in between Destiny's Child third album and its fourth and final one. Beyoncé released her solo album Dangerously in Love.  Ms. Knowles also displayed other talents, starring in multiple movies, including Obsessed, Carmen: A Hip-Hopera, and also the remaking of “Lion King”.  She is the queen of R&B and paved the way for many other female stars. Beyoncé has more than 20 movies, 30 Grammy’s awards and her net-worth is $350 million according to Forbes Magazine's “America's Richest Self-Made women list.” In May of last year, the publication also reported that her husband Jay z is worth $810 million, meaning their net worth combined has exceeded $1 billion-dollar mark at $1.16 billion.  Beyoncé and Jay-z will be doing another tour together called PART II ON THE RUN. This year at the Coachella Beyoncé Knowles breaks news with her amazing performance, driving the media crazy. She donated $400,000 dollars to four historically black colleges to show her gratitude, a way of thanking them for being a part of the movement in which she will always be crowned queen.

by: Robin Harper/Parkwood 

                        Honoring the legendary Maya Angelou 90^th  Birthday "Still I Rise"

By: Maya Angelou

Google celebrates Dr. Maya Angelou’s 90th birthday on April 4, 2018 by honoring some of her best poetry, including her number one poem “Still I Rise”, by creating a Doodle video on google. The Video features her own voice along with other celebrities whose lives she has inspired.    

 Maya Angelou was one the greatest poets of all time because she was wise and unique. Maya Angelou was a public figure, and she was awarded Honorary Doctorates by more than fifty major universities and colleges around the world. One of Maya Angelou’s principal messages was one of inclusiveness; despite our ethnic, religious and cultural differences, we are more alike than unalike. During the celebration of the great Maya Angelou’s birthday, her daughter said, “she saw all our differences in language, orientation and perspective as an indication of the richness of our imagination and creativity, and as elements of our nature that we should celebrate. “In 1981 Ms. Angelou was nominated for several important awards and read a poem written for the occasion at President Clinton’s inauguration. One of my favorite quotes from Maya Angelou’s are “Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” Another important quote states, “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” These two quotes have helped me overcome difficulties throughout my life. She inspires me to be a better me every day. I will never forget the warmness of her voice and the realness of her walk. She was a very brave woman who believed in world peace, that we are one and we should stick together regardless of race. April 4, 1968, which is the day of Maya Angelou’s birthday, was the same day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated and he was a good friend. She was a public figure for all women who believe in themselves, despite the situation in their lives. She wanted women around the world to open their minds and see that they were worth more than they thought. She was a role model for the old, the young, and the new generation. Maya Angelou will always be remembered as one of the greatest poets in the world because she paved the way for many of us.

  

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly- College Experience 

College life is an experience we all will never forget the laughs, friendships, new beginnings and new relationships.  The long talks at night with friends, college parties, events and most of all the long nights of studying for an exam or final.

College is really what you make of it, like if you’re a boring person your experience will be boring I feel like if you come to college and plan on being something you must keep yourself involved and focus.  I’m a graduating senior now and I wish every freshman the best in life do something you wouldn’t ever thought you couldn’t do think outside the box just be “G.R.E.A.T”.  My experience of being a HBCU college student was amazing I am bless and humble to be able to be a part of “Lane College” FAMILY all the ups and downs college is really a struggle and I’m glad I made the right decision. Being here really change my life I've met many people and lost a lot of friends but through it all I'm getting what I came here for which is an Degree and making my family and friends proud after school I plan on doing a lot of traveling and networking to build up my career after Undergrad school. After graduating in April, I do plan on going to “GRAD” school to take up Journalism and Production my “GOAL” while being in a GRAD program I would like to keep myself focus, motivated and successful.  Even though College was a struggle I’m proud for pushing myself harder I thank my grandmother for giving me the knowledge and the encouragement. I also thank my mother and father for the guidance and the support and for teaching me how to be a man. Throughout the years of struggling I had to make life Decision like missing classes for a job I knew I needed so I won’t go broke or must ask my parents for money. Because I always Had this saying if they did it for you, then you can do for them and plus I like making my own money that's why I knew after high school what I wanted to do which is to become an adult, be successful, make my own money and be my own boss. Before even thinking about coming to school I had many people downing me saying hurtful things but that didn’t stop my dreams or goals I thank Lane College for an Experience to remember I am A Lane Man and I do have the power of potential.