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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.

Two Minnesota Students Record a Terribly Racist Rant in Blackface

by Jorge Rivas on November 21 2012, 6:08PM

The two young women go through just about every stereotype in the 5-minute video.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

L.A. Mexican-American Man Arrested in Alleged Al-Qaeda Plot

by Jorge Rivas on November 21 2012, 5:00PM

The arrests are raising serious questions on how the federal government’s search for domestic terrorists in communities of color.

Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog

Full Text of Jesse Jackson Jr.’s Resignation Letter

by Jorge Rivas on November 21 2012, 4:29PM

The announcement comes two weeks after Jackson won re-election without campaigning.

Topics: /NOW Blog, Politics

GMA’s Robin Roberts’ Interview with Sister Sally-Ann on MDS-Bone Marrow Treatment

by Jorge Rivas on November 21 2012, 3:24PM

“Good Morning America” host Robin Roberts says she’s doing better everyday.

Topics: Health, /NOW Blog

Rep. Jesse Jackson to Deliver Resignation Letter to Boehner Today

by Jorge Rivas on November 21 2012, 1:47PM

Jackson’s brother spoke to the Chicago Tribune by telephone.

Topics: /NOW Blog, Politics

DEA Agent Says He Was Told Not To Enforce Drug Laws In White Areas

by Jorge Rivas on November 21 2012, 1:42PM

Meet Matthew Fogg, a former U.S. Marshal whose exploits led him to be nicknamed “Batman.”

Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog

Cory Booker Plans to Live Off Food Stamps for One Week

by Jorge Rivas on November 21 2012, 12:39PM

Booker’s decision came by way of a challenge after Twitter user “Twitwit” told him that “nutrition is not a responsibility of the government.”

Topics: Economy, /NOW Blog

China’s Next Top Model is 72-Year-Old Grandfather Liu Xianping

by Jorge Rivas on November 21 2012, 11:51AM

China’s Next Top Model is a 72-year-old grandfather named Liu Xianping.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

Illinois’ Most Powerful Politicians Back Licenses for Undocumented

by Jorge Rivas on November 21 2012, 11:00AM

Illinois may become the most populous state in the nation to grant driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants.

Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog

Amber Riley Breaks Down in Tears as She Opens Up About Body Image

by Jorge Rivas on November 20 2012, 6:55PM

The 26-year-old “Glee” actress said: ‘Hollywood is a very hard place to be in. It really is. Being the person I am, you know, the size I am, being a woman, being a black woman, there’s not a lot of roles for us.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

Walmart is Nation’s #1 Employer of Latinos, and Also Big Funders of Anti-Immigrant Efforts

by Jorge Rivas on November 20 2012, 6:25PM

They found the vast majority of recipients of funding voted against the DREAM Act, supported E-verify, immigrant detention, and militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Topics: Economy, /NOW Blog

Gmail’s 57th Supported Language is Cherokee, Its First Native American Tribal Language

by Jorge Rivas on November 20 2012, 4:36PM

Cherokee has become the first Native American language fully integrated into Gmail.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

Mass. Becomes 13th State to Allow Some Undocumented Students to Pay In-State Tuition

by Jorge Rivas on November 20 2012, 3:58PM

The decision will cut tuition fees by about 50 percent for undocumented students attending state colleges.

Topics: /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth

Undocumented Can Apply for FEMA Sandy Relief Through Citizen Kids

by Jorge Rivas on November 19 2012, 12:35PM

If history repeats itself undocumented immigrants will be a large part of Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts but they themselves won’t qualify for financial assistance from FEMA.

Topics: Environment, /NOW Blog

Los Angeles Finally Gets Korean-Language Lakers Games

by Jorge Rivas on November 19 2012, 11:04AM

Last Friday, for the first time ever, Koreans in Southern California were able to watch Lakers games in their native language.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

‘If God Forgives Us, Then Our Community Should Forgive Us Too’

by Jorge Rivas on November 16 2012, 4:23PM

Tayna Fogle, a formerly incarcerated voting rights activist, describes her fight on behalf of Kentuckians denied the right to democracy because they’ve been to prison.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

First Black Olympic All-Around Champion Met First Black U.S. President

by Jorge Rivas on November 16 2012, 11:33AM

Gabby Douglas meets President Barack Obama.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

Keeping Up With Colorlines at the Facing Race Conference in Baltimore

by Jorge Rivas on November 15 2012, 3:51PM

The Facing Race Conference—the largest national, multi-racial gathering of racial justice leaders, educators, journalists, artists, and activists—starts today!

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

Viola Davis Honored By Domestic Workers

by Jorge Rivas on November 15 2012, 2:32PM

Davis received the “Voice of Love Award: Uplifting the Voices of Domestic Workers in Popular Culture” award.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

Romney: Obama Won Because He Promised Big ‘Gifts’ to Blacks, Latinos

by Jorge Rivas on November 15 2012, 10:17AM

Mitt Romney is back with more forty-seven-percent-esque comments and this time he’s more upset.

Topics: /NOW Blog, Politics

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