Two Video Games with Unusually Black Protagonists

The Bachelor‘s creator opts for no representation rather than some

ABC’s The Bachelor has seen a bit of a surge in racial scrutiny this year, given that the studio is both being sued for discrimination and lobbied by a new hopeful aiming to be the series’ first black lead. Like its’ sister…

African-Americans coming soon to a theater near you

Hollywood’s big movies are looking as pasty as ever this summer. But if you look hard enough, you can make out a few black folks. Below is a list of the season’s flagship films bringing a little brown to town.

Samuel L. Jackson as…

Why claiming to be part-Cherokee isn’t enough

Now that the new image of Johnny Depp as Tonto in The Lone Ranger has been released, the debate on whether it’s appropriate for him to play an American Indian has resurfaced in full. Depp will star alongside Armie Hammer in the adaptation of the…

A handful of Sam Jackson films upending a stale racial cliche

Samuel L. Jackson may get some flack for playing the angry black man too often, but maybe it’s because he’s served that stereotype that he’s been able to avoid another: that of the magic negro. The term refers to black characters…

The Sesame Street Duo Will Remain Single, and Straight

Go to “change.org” and you will find a website devoted to fixing social injustice. A big chunk of the site is composed of petitions that users can sign as a way of voicing their opinions. One petition, specifically, has over six…

You Be The Judge!

Rumors are starting to swirl around cyber space that Jessica Simpson may have a little baby forming inside of her. No news has been confirmed or denied by Simpson or her football playing fiancée Eric Johnson. Rather, most of the speculation is fueled by pictures such as the…

Starring: Liam Neeson, Mufasa, Mrs. Weasley, Alec Baldwin, Dakota Fanning, Kevin McCallister, Marty McFly, Eminem, Cliff Huxtable, George Carlin, Betty White, Wendy’s ‘Where’s The Beef?’ Lady, Howard Stern, Bill Murray, Machete, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Juno, Tracy Jordan and Nicholas Cage…

Strike two: DC Comics’ homogenization of a continent

DC Comics has gotten its share of flack lately, first with its June announcement of returning its premier disabled character to her able-bodied roots, and more immediately in the fallout of the San Diego Comic-Con, during which some fans…