By: Cynthia Tucker | Journalist in Residence | catucker@southalabama.edu Hollywood has a strained relationship with history. Filmmakers and screenwriters shun facts about important events and cultural traditions in favor of a slick and comfortable fantasy for white audiences to enjoy. … Continue reading Misrepresentation: Racial Inequities In The Film Industry
By: Anne Hadaway | Contributing Writer | It’s the most wonderful time of the year! You may think I’m talking about the holiday season, but in the town of Mobile, Alabama, the most wonderful time of the year comes during … Continue reading A Newcomer’s Guide to Mardi Gras
By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Managing Editor | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu Image source: Mobile PD website Major Paul Prine was named Mobile’s Chief of Police on Oct. 12 after approval from the Mobile City Council. Mayor Sandy Stimpson announced his choice of … Continue reading Paul Prine Named New Police Chief of Mobile
By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Managing Editor | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photo Credit: Brett Jordan via Pexels.com Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus experienced worldwide outages on Oct. 4 that lasted 7 hours, the longest outage since 2008. The platforms shut down shortly … Continue reading Facebook, Instagram, Related Apps Suffer Worldwide Outage
By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Managing Editor | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu There’s nothing like spending a Thursday night watching a theatrical production that prompts a deep inner reflection. On various dates in September and October, Theatre USA presented Samuel Beckett’s “Endgame”, a … Continue reading The Vanguard Tries: Seeing a Theatre USA Production
By: Gracie King | Feature Editor | On Sunday, Sept. 19, Reverend Levon Manzie, the Mobile City Council president and former Mobile County Schools board member, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 38. Manzie was wrapping up his first … Continue reading Mourning Reverend Levon Manzie
By: Amelia Rose Zimlich | Managing Editor | arz1722@jagmail.southalabama.edu Photos By: Hallie Zimlich The time has come: it’s pumpkin spice season. While PSLs have been on most chain coffee menus for a month already, many local places are just now releasing … Continue reading The Vanguard Tries: Local Pumpkin Spice Lattes
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