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This Barbie works in Marketing

Barbie is more than just a movie. It's a marketing beast. The film was impressive, but did the marketing out do it?

David v. Goliath: Climate Crisis & Accountability

Originaly posted on The Center for Progressive reform, this blog posts discusses climate wins, accountability, and injustice.

'Ted Lasso': Life & Death

Ted Lasso is an international hit. But all good things have a bad side. What's Ted Lasso's? Diversity. Well, technically, lack thereof.

Thanksgiving: Thankful not Truthful

This was not Thanksgiving. This is the whitewashed myth of Thanksgiving. Do you know the truth?

Capstone: Comedy & Racism

Clark University's Screen Studies Professor resorts to racially charged microaggressions in class...

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In Remembrance of 9/11

Since my last entry, I suffered another concussion, culminating in 5 concussions within 6 years. Although my brain has attempted to...

Critical Perspectives: The Sunken Place

When Daniel Kaluuya, who portrayed the protagonist in Get Out (2017), was asked about the sunken place, he stated, “you're paralyzed in...

Tipping Culture: Supporting a Corrupt System

In 2020, George Floyd died, and the white community at large discovered that racism still existed. I was not astonished at this. And...

The Privilege of History

Family doesn't always say the right thing. A cousin said something casually racist, taking me on a journey down the privilege of history.