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  • LET’S PUT SOME RESPECT ON RUTH E. CARTER, PLEASE

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto"></p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_80ab47f67ee9493d81a23c1a2b7cc824~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_740,h_494,al_c,q_80/file.png" width="740" height="494" title="Image"></figure><p style="text-align:auto"></p><p style="text-align:auto">Ruth E. Carter is known for her Afro Futuristic costume design work on Black Panther. The film helped her obtain the Oscar for […]

  • Dehumanization of People of Color in Disney Movies: How Did We Get Here?

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto"></p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_68bcf33efb8b44aabb8fc00b02dcf869~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_700,h_394,al_c,q_80/file.png" width="700" height="394" title="Image"></figure><p style="text-align:auto">“In my own little corner in my own little chair. I can be whatever I want to be.”</p><p style="text-align:auto">I would sing so loudly in […]

  • Genera+ion

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto"></p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_88e47267638948f5808f4a516a415ddf~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_681,h_383,al_c,q_80/file.png" width="681" height="383" title="Image"></figure><p style="text-align:auto">An upcoming dramedy created by Co-writers Daniel and Zelda Barnz, A father-daughter duo, Generation (styled Genera+ion) features Generation Z high school students of color. […]

  • The World of Black Cosplay: A Vehicle to Explore Who You Are

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto"></p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_df37ba5c53a84133b859ee8d0dd2f209~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_776,h_1024,al_c,q_80/file.png" width="776" height="1024" title="Image"></figure><p style="text-align:auto">Camilla from A Bad Case of Stripes, 2019. Photo by Mimi</p><p style="text-align:auto"></p><p style="text-align:auto"></p><p style="text-align:auto">It is still Black History Month, an annual observance more commonly […]

  • Donald Glover Struck a Deal and Malia Obama Landed a Job

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto"></p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_e1a2e8982fdf4d65a4f56680c23007a9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_704,h_528,al_c,q_80/file.png" width="704" height="528" title="Image"></figure><p style="text-align:center">Malia Obama with Donald Glover. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images and Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic</p><p style="text-align:center"></p><p style="text-align:left">Shortly‌ ‌after‌ ‌it‌ ‌was‌ ‌announced‌ ‌that‌ ‌Donald‌ ‌Glover‌ ‌and‌ ‌Phoebe‌ […]

  • President Joe Biden “Revises” Previous Student Loan Debt Relief Commitments

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:left">In CNN’s Town Hall last Tuesday, President Joe Biden was asked an essential question about student loan debt that involves Chuck Schumer and Senator Elizabeth Warren’s proposal to eliminate […]

  • The Blak Trauma Loop

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto"></p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_ff42673e62d54d28b4f4ea057fa44596~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_476,al_c,q_80/file.png" width="800" height="476" title="Image"></figure><p style="text-align:left"></p><p style="text-align:left">In an <a href="https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/can-a-short-film-about-police-brutality-win-an-oscar-v-1846231164" target="_blank">interview for The Root</a>, executive producers Travon Free and Nicholas Maye talk about their new short film. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPgf-JaWNh8" […]

  • Black Love: A Revolution of History Full of Being Unapologetically Black

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto"></p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_47191696a5514d3dbbbf775d1f9b6f8c~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_800,h_533,al_c,q_80/file.png" width="800" height="533" title="Image"></figure><p style="text-align:auto">Photo by Shingi Rice on Unsplash</p><p style="text-align:auto"></p><p style="text-align:left">When we look at TV shows or films, how is Black love portrayed? Ultimately, I saw it […]

  • Black Hyper-Pop

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto"></p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_0d023a79ac054469b18dcc869b7c5581~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_622,h_928,al_c,q_80/file.png" width="622" height="928" title="Image"></figure><p style="text-align:auto">Shygirl-Twitter</p><p style="text-align:auto"></p><p style="text-align:left">nHyper-Pop is a new rebellion. Starting in the early 2010s, demanding attention with destructive computer sounds and high pitch voices. It has […]

  • Life In A Day 2020: A Youtube Original Made During The Pandemic

    <![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto"></p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_e680aa890a0a4f01945100381a53b9a8~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_800,h_533,al_c,q_80/file.png" width="800" height="533" title="Image"></figure><p style="text-align:center">Photo by Edwin Hooper on Unsplash</p><p style="text-align:left"></p><p style="text-align:left">Life in a Day 2020, is a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcsSc2iksC0&gclid=Cj0KCQiAyJOBBhDCARIsAJG2h5dW8_GKF0o7w82TCCLgeCrRcd8jYIZol7IEAWje54hjOBPcgwgQD5AaAgN2EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds" target="_blank">documentary </a>centered around one day: July 25, 2020. […]

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