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No Homo(Phobia): Newly Pro-Gay Hip-Hop Artists and Their Questionable Rap Sheets
It’s no secret that Jay-Z isn’t exactly a socially progressive saint, but for all his shortcomings as a potential leader in the black and hip-hop community, it’... ...read more
Two Video Games with Unusually Black Protagonists
Celebrating a small racial milestone in this year’s video game docket Whether intentionally or not, two of this year’s new console titles have forged a fresh frontie... ...read more‘The Bachelor’: When “Tokenism” Becomes a Deterrent to Diversity
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 i... ...read moreYour Guide to Black People in This Summer’s Blockbusters
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 fo... ...read moreTrayvon Martin: Mourning Through Music
Three music videos that peacefully protest for Trayvon Martin As could be expected, there are scores of musical tributes to Trayvon Martin on YouTube in the wake of the teenager... ...read more‘Scandal’ Restores Humanity to the Closeted Republican Homophobe
The series pilot takes a compassionate approach to a disdained political minority Spoilers for the first episode of Scandal below. The series start of Scandal, for all its socia... ...read moreThe Dictator: A Prejudiced Parody, But Against Whom?
Sacha Baron Cohen’s The Dictator, due in theaters May 11, 2012, has spawned the usual kind of promotional material for his fans: ads which smack of the satirical-stereotyp... ...read moreRe-Confirming the ‘Scandal’ of TV’s White Protagonist Monopoly
How Kerry Washington’s new role is an exception that proves the rule Kerry Washington’s front-and-center status in the new drama created by Shonda Rhimes, Scandal, i... ...read moreJohnny Depp as Tonto: The Space Between Well-Intentioned and WTF
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 appropr... ...read moreSamuel L. Jackson’s 5 Anti-Magic Negro Roles
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 heR... ...read moreFollow Us
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