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by Daren W. Jackson · Published August 20, 2016 · Last modified December 16, 2016
The new Spider-Man movie has been a source of controversy the minute it was announced. There was the partnership with Marvel. There was the character rumored to be a whitewashed....
by Jenn M. Jackson · Published February 2, 2016 · Last modified February 4, 2016
One of the earliest critiques I can remember hearing about the existence of a “Black History Month” was a freckle-faced, blonde-haired girl in my third grade class saying, “Isn’t it...
Blerd Life / Culture / Entertainment / Pop Culture / Videos
by Daren W. Jackson · Published October 21, 2015 · Last modified December 23, 2015
A full trailer for the next Star Wars film dropped this week, boosting ratings for Monday Night Football when it premiered at halftime. And when the tickets pre-sale opened, rabid...
Culture / Entertainment / Politics / Race / Videos
by Jenn M. Jackson · Published October 10, 2015 · Last modified December 17, 2016
I have seen critique after critique deeming Raven-Symoné’s comments for the discrimination against people with “Black sounding” names “ironic.” But, maybe the issue isn’t that her concerns are hypocritical – because I...
There is something utterly peculiar about being perceived by someone then being made hyper-visible and invisible at the same time. Yet, I have this experience quite regularly. Recently, I walked my six-foot-four...
Culture / Entertainment / Movie Reviews / Pop Culture
by Staff · Published August 5, 2015 · Last modified June 20, 2016
Dear LeBron James, You are the cream-of-the-crop. The NBA’s elite. And yet you assist in Black extermination. “Trainwreck” is just one more reason to loathe you. Much like Vogue’s April,...
I saw a post on Instagram yesterday which evoked a visceral response from me. The image, by artist Kiakilli (@3rdPharoah), shows an outstretched Black hand, reaching for life out of troubled waters...
Entertainment / Pop Culture / Videos
by Jenn M. Jackson · Published August 22, 2014 · Last modified December 23, 2015
I meant to write about Taylor Swift’s cultural appropriation antics this week but, honestly, more pressing matters in Ferguson demanded my attention. Yet, here I am, writing about Swift’s new...
by Jenn M. Jackson · Published August 4, 2014 · Last modified December 16, 2016
I didn’t want to write about this partly because I thought calls to impeach President Obama would have waned by now. Once the Affordable Care Act was proven and tested,...
by Jenn M. Jackson · Published April 29, 2014 · Last modified December 16, 2016
You may have missed the hullabaloo in Nevada with all the Don Sterling mess that’s going on. So, here’s a recap. I often joke that I hope to one day...
Americans are vile human beings. Besides our issues with jingoism, white superiority, and ethnocentrism, we are also stupid. So stupid in fact that we become completely bent, afraid, and offended...
Lifestyle / Motivational / Race
by Jenn M. Jackson · Published November 13, 2013 · Last modified December 24, 2016
Remember when you watched your first Disney movie? Maybe it was Snow White, Cinderella, or The Lion King. For me, it was Little Mermaid. I loved it. Ariel with her...
Politics / Pop Culture / Race
by Jenn M. Jackson · Published November 5, 2013 · Last modified March 27, 2017
Don Lemon keeps putting his foot in his mouth. Every few weeks, he has something negative to say about or to the black community. Just weeks after telling black people...
Entertainment / Politics / Pop Culture / Race
by Jenn M. Jackson · Published September 16, 2013 · Last modified December 16, 2016
Do you know what a WASP is? It refers to someone who is white, Anglo-Saxon Protestant (aka white people). Do you know what it isn’t? Brown, black, yellow, or red...
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