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Author: hmamo
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Hollywood’s Definition of a “Pretty Black Girl”
Sources: Touchstone Pictures, ATTN, People, Oscars, BET, Huffington Post, Newsweek, OWN, MGM, ABC and Disney Channel Music: “CRZY” by Kehlani DAMN. Kendrick Lamar is sitting at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 with his latest album released this year, which encapsulated not only rising stardom, but also black masculinity. But the socially cognizant artist once problematically sang about having some… Continue reading Hollywood’s Definition of a “Pretty Black Girl”
50 Shades of Beauty, But Only 1 Lands the Cover
Source: People.com People magazine’s “World’s Most Beautiful Woman” 2017 title went to Julia Roberts for her fifth time. While the “pretty woman” dominates the cover with a flashy smile, media critics are frowning at the effects her continuous coverage has: the degradation of women of color in media. Their presence, not only skewed in TV and… Continue reading 50 Shades of Beauty, But Only 1 Lands the Cover
Identifying the “U” in Popular Music
“Reel Inequality” and the Demonized Hollywood of Color
Source: Amazon In her book “Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism,” Nancy Wang Yuen talks about how Hollywood, a larger entity encapsulating awards show criticisms like the #OscarsSoWhite movement, stigmatizes actors of color as an inadequate division. Her scholarly work concerning “race and ethnicity in film, television, and new media” and current position as… Continue reading “Reel Inequality” and the Demonized Hollywood of Color
Zoë Kravitz Craves Racial Blending in Hollywood
Source: The Guardian In an interview with The Guardian, Zoë Kravitz details her racialized experiences in Hollywood through the casting descriptions for big movies and TV show productions. Coming from an African American and Jewish family, Kravitz knows what it’s like being in a multifarious environment. Her qualifications as an actress, paired with her diverse… Continue reading Zoë Kravitz Craves Racial Blending in Hollywood
The Numbers Behind the #OscarsSoWhite Movement
The Polarizing Popular Vote: Unfolding the Race Politics Behind the 2017 Grammys
Source: Billboard News The biggest shock factor of the 2017 Grammys came when Adele beat out Beyonce for the Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Record of the Year titles. Even when the winner herself felt baffled by The Recording Academy’s decision, Billboard capitalized on its music analytics and inside sources from the music industry to… Continue reading The Polarizing Popular Vote: Unfolding the Race Politics Behind the 2017 Grammys
The Problem Some of Us Will Never Live With
The Problem We All Live With” (1963) by Norman Rockwell In 1954, the historic ruling in Brown v. Board of Education outlawed the segregation of white and black children in the public school system. As change seemed to make its way into predominantly white society, desegregation was met with violent opposition, which artist Norman Rockwell pictured with his… Continue reading The Problem Some of Us Will Never Live With
See my Face, Not my Race 