District 9: Loved It? Hated It?
by Daisy Hernandez on September 2 2009, 12:00PM
The new film has been attacked for racist stereotypes, but it’s still worth watching.
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The Real Cost of Prisons Comix
by Jenna M. Loyd on September 2 2009, 12:00PM
Vivid comics show the impacts of mass incarceration on communities of color.
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A Love/Hate Relationship with District 9—bad
by Daisy Hernandez on September 2 2009, 12:00PM
The new film has been attacked for racist stereotypes, but it’s still worth watching.
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by Jamilah King on August 13 2009, 12:00PM
Artist Osa Atoe on why punk culture is good for people of color.
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by Alec Dubro on August 13 2009, 12:00PM
A new book puts the famous man and his theory of evolution in the context of white supremacy.
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by Minal Hajratwala on August 5 2009, 12:00PM
The media celebrated the arrival of South Asian engineers, but underneath this model minority community was another, a working class one.
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Films: Black Nations/Queer Nations?
by Roya Rastegar on August 5 2009, 12:00PM
In this 1995 documentary, director Shari Frilot highlighted the need to bust open static concepts of race, sexuality, and even nation states.
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by Diana Jou on August 5 2009, 12:00PM
Asian American superheroes? A new collection shows how comic books can tear up—and uphold—the stereotypes.
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by Roya Rastegar on August 5 2009, 12:00PM
Slingshot Hip Hop follows the Palestinian artists that have adopted hip hop as a form of resistance.
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by Jorge Antonio Vallejos on July 29 2009, 12:00PM
Kortney Ryan Ziegler’s new documentary examines the degree to which gender is fluid but race isn’t.
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by Quince Mountain on July 21 2009, 12:00PM
Why his vlogs on race hit more than 200,000 views on YouTube.
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Books: Chicana Political Power
by Leticia Miranda on July 16 2009, 12:00PM
Yolanda M. López’s most famous reinterpretations of la Virgen de Guadalupe will no doubt spark discussions around Chicanisma, sexuality and tradition.
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by Roya Rastegar on July 16 2009, 12:00PM
Natalia Almada’s documentary delves into one of the most influential and controversial presidents in Mexico’s history.
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by Juba Kalamka on July 16 2009, 12:00PM
TV on the Radio’s third album, Dear Science, is flecked with Obama-esque hope.
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by Sandip Roy on June 30 2009, 12:00PM
From masala to Bollywood films, Indian culture has made its mark on American life. But what really crosses over?
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Sor Juana Meets Girl in a Coma
by Daisy Hernandez on June 18 2009, 12:00PM
The National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago is hosting its annual Sor Juana Festival.
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by Juba Kalamka on June 18 2009, 12:00PM
The Black heavy metal quartet has produced an album that belies simple racialized aesthetics.
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by Juba Kalamka on June 18 2009, 12:00PM
The new album from the San Antonio, Texas–based trio is well worth the wait.
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