COLORLINES - Jorge Rivas

Jorge Rivas

Multimedia Editor / Pop Culture Blogger
Los Angeles, CA

Jorge Rivas is multimedia editor and pop culture blogger for Colorlines.com. A firm believer in the power of visual communications to inform and move people into action, Jorge uses multimedia presentations to help readers build stronger connections to stories. Jorge has covered the public housing crisis in a post-Katrina New Orleans, the effects of deportation on families, and brought live images of the President Obama's inauguration to Colorlines.com readers.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Jorge started in broadcast as an intern at the age of 16 and since worked in the entertainment industry and on international advertising campaigns. Jorge received his B.A. in Raza Studies from San Francisco State University where he studied immigration, healthcare perspectives and the interrelationship of culture, community, and the internet. Prior to joining Applied Research Center (ARC) and Colorlines.com in 2005, Rivas worked on a living wage campaign in Brooklyn, NY through the Minority Activist Apprenticeship Program (MAAP).

Jorge uses his media and ethnic studies background to deconstruct representation of people of color in pop culture, illustrating how pop culture can shape opinions, perceptions and even public policy. Jorge's work has appeared on Elle.com, Essence.com, Racialicious, The Root, Alternet, and Feministing.

Check out Jorge's media appearances here.

Follow Jorge on Twitter at @thisisjorge.

Cuban-American Director Premieres David Sedaris Film Adaptation at Sundance

by Jorge Rivas on January 18 2013, 1:17PM

Writer and director Kyle Patrick Alvarez will premiere his second feature film at the Sundance Film Festival this coming Saturday.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

GQ Publishes ‘Hottest Women’ List and Ranks Women By Race

by Jorge Rivas on January 18 2013, 11:09AM

Beyoncé Knowles tops the list and is followed by other notable actresses and models like Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Aniston and Sienna Miller.

Topics: Gender & Sexuality, /NOW Blog

Rosa Parks Statue to Be Added to the Capitol

by Jorge Rivas on January 17 2013, 5:43PM

Parks will become the first African-American woman to have her own statue in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

Issa Rae Has an Awkward Black Girl Moment With Katie Couric [Video]

by Jorge Rivas on January 17 2013, 5:00PM

On Thursday, Issa Rae appeared on the “Katie” show.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

For Her Birthday, Michelle Obama Got a New Twitter Account (And New Bangs)

by Jorge Rivas on January 17 2013, 4:41PM

The First Lady turns 49 today.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

An Argument to Bring ‘All My Babies’ Mamas’ Back

by Jorge Rivas on January 17 2013, 4:12PM

What if ‘All My Babies’ Mamas’ wasn’t canceled? Would it be so bad?

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

10 Sundance Festival Films You Should Know About

by Jorge Rivas on January 17 2013, 2:36PM

The 11-day festival will showcase 119 feature films and documentaries that range from a drama based on Oscar Grant’s last 24-hours to a short film that follows real life high-rise window washers in Chicago.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

The ‘Stop Saying These Things to Asians’ Video

by Jorge Rivas on January 17 2013, 11:31AM

Comedian Eliot Chang’s latest video is a public service announcement.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

ICE Raids Wrong Home [Video]

by Jorge Rivas on January 16 2013, 5:49PM

With guns drawn, ICE agents realized they had the wrong house 5-minutes later.

Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog

Oregon Will Grant DACA-Approved DREAMers Driver’s Licenses

by Jorge Rivas on January 16 2013, 4:59PM

Oregon DMV to accept ‘Deferred Action’ applicants.

Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog

Sotomayor and Thomas Benefited from Affirmative Action, But Split Starkly on Issue

by Jorge Rivas on January 16 2013, 4:37PM

He resents affirmative action. She embraces affirmative action.

Topics: /NOW Blog, Politics

Cuban-American Priest Will Deliver Inaugural Benediction

by Jorge Rivas on January 16 2013, 2:52PM

León’s benediction will mark his second appearance on the inauguration stage.

Topics: /NOW Blog, Politics

George Zimmerman’s Attorneys Receive Trayvon Martin’s School Records

by Jorge Rivas on January 16 2013, 12:43PM

The legal team for George Zimmerman, the man accused of shooting and killing Trayvon Martin, has received a copy of the 17-year-old’s school records, the Orlando Sentinel reported Tuesday. “We are entitled to receive the school records because some information…

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog