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.
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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.
Solange Knowles’ TSA Afro Pat Down Disaster
by Jorge Rivas on November 15 2012, 9:38AM
Beyoncé Knowles’ younger sister was forced to an afro pat down by TSA agents at a Miami airport.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Infographic: How White is the New Fall 2012 TV Season?
by Jorge Rivas on November 14 2012, 11:14AM
NBC leads the pack as the network with the most diversity in its scripted programming.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Porn Stars of Color Face Racial Inequality and Wage Gap Too
by Jorge Rivas on November 14 2012, 10:30AM
Women of color in the pornography industry are paid half to three quarters of what white actresses tend to make.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Polls: Blacks and Latinos a Big Part of Upcoming Gay Marriage Revolution
by Jorge Rivas on November 13 2012, 11:20AM
If you look at last Tuesday’s exit polls alongside other recent studies you’ll find that as more African Americans and Latinos become registered voters the more likely it is for more same-sex marriage victories.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, /NOW Blog, Politics
Denzel to Daughter: ‘You’re Dark-Skinned’ So You’ll Have to Work Harder
by Jorge Rivas on November 12 2012, 4:09PM
Denzel Washington (with a little help fromJamie Foxx) share advice for people that want to follow in their footsteps.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Clowns Attack KKK Rally in Charlotte, NC with Humor
by Jorge Rivas on November 12 2012, 2:14PM
Instead of meeting hate with hate, they met hate with love. And humor.
Activist and Poet William Brandon Lacy Campos Dies at 35
by Jorge Rivas on November 12 2012, 1:26PM
Poet, writer, and activist William Brandon Lacy Campos died on Friday night in his apartment in New York, New York.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, /NOW Blog
Victoria’s Secret Sexy Native American Headdress Runway Disaster
by Jorge Rivas on November 9 2012, 4:22PM
And November is Native American History month.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
L.A. Mariachis Woke Up Latino Voters With Serenades at 7:30am
by Jorge Rivas on November 9 2012, 2:45PM
The mariachis serenaded Sun Valley voters to wake up and vote for those who can’t.
Map Shows You Where Those Racists Tweeting After Obama Election Live
by Jorge Rivas on November 9 2012, 1:54PM
These findings support the idea that there are some fairly strong clustering of hate tweets centered in southeastern U.S.
Meet the New Gerber Baby: Mary Jane Montoya
by Jorge Rivas on November 9 2012, 12:29PM
On November 6, 2012, the same day millions of Latinos took to the polls to vote, Gerber announced the winner of their latest Gerber baby photo contest.
Topics: /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
Watch President Obama Cry During Thank You Speech to Campaign Staff
by Jorge Rivas on November 9 2012, 10:24AM
An emotional thank you from the Commander-in-Chief to his campaign staff.
Two Maryland Women Get Engaged at Obama Rally in Chicago
by Jorge Rivas on November 8 2012, 11:22AM
Keesha Patterson of Maryland got down on one knee and proposed to her girlfriend Rowan Ha at President Obama’s victory rally Tuesday night in Chicago.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, /NOW Blog
Asian American Voters Back Democrats Despite Being Ignored By Both Parties
by Jorge Rivas on November 8 2012, 10:58AM
Asian Americans may be roughly 4 percent of the nation’s population, but their political leanings are often misunderstood or neglected altogether.
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