Students are returning to class Wednesday at Utah Valley University just days after prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at an event on campus, thrusting the community into the national spotlight.
—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
Things take a turn when the gig spirals, thrusting Millie into a dangerous dynamic.
Taddese is on the ground, bent over, face down, as a man kicks him, and the woman who was pushed, dressed in a black jumpsuit and barefoot, gets up and begins punching him.
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PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
Samirah, the central performer, entrances Billie—her lyrics punching over vibrating beats, her voice gritty and sultry.
—
Lauren Morrow
September 9,
Literary Hub,
9 Sep. 2025
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