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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Georgia Rep. Fights Anti-Abortion Bill with ‘Anti-Vasectomy Act’
by Jorge Rivas on February 24 2012, 9:00AM
Black state rep proposes vasectomy limits for men in response to anti-abortion bills sweeping the country.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, /NOW Blog
Nicki Minaj: ’ I Would Do a Really Good Job as a Prosecutor’
by Jorge Rivas on February 23 2012, 9:25AM
Nicki Minaj, 29, appeared on Vogue.com this week.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
LAPD Chief Supports Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants
by Jorge Rivas on February 23 2012, 9:24AM
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said Wednesday that California should issue driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
![Magic Johnson is Bringing 'Soul Train' Back [Video]](http://colorlines.com/assets_c/2012/02/soul-train01-thumb-120x120-5375.jpg)
Magic Johnson is Bringing ‘Soul Train’ Back [Video]
by Jorge Rivas on February 22 2012, 4:21PM
Magic Johnson, who once appeared on “Soul Train” himself, is bringing the show back to television.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
UC Davis Students Peppered Sprayed by Campus Police File Lawsuit in Federal Court
by Jorge Rivas on February 22 2012, 3:50PM
Nineteen current and former UC Davis students filed a federal lawsuit against UC Davis over the University’s treatment of protesters during a Nov. 2011 demonstration in which campus police were caught on video dousing seated protesters with pepper spray.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
![Forgive New Mexico Gov's Haircuts, Her Gay Stylist Gave up on Her [Video]](http://colorlines.com/assets_c/2011/05/susana_martinez-thumb-120x120-3191.jpg)
Forgive New Mexico Gov’s Haircuts, Her Gay Stylist Gave up on Her [Video]
by Jorge Rivas on February 22 2012, 3:18PM
The Latina New Mexico Governor lost get hair stylist because of her stance on same-sex marriage.
Oakland Police Shoot Oscar Grant’s Cousin
by Jorge Rivas on February 22 2012, 2:18PM
Meanwhile, police decline to file charges in the case of another unrelated shooting of a homeless man. So much for accountability.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
![NY Fox 5 News Anchor Wonders How Jeremy Lin's Eyes Hold Up on the Court [Video]](http://colorlines.com/assets_c/2012/02/fox-news-lin-eyes-thumb-120x120-5370.jpg)
NY Fox 5 News Anchor Wonders How Jeremy Lin’s Eyes Hold Up on the Court [Video]
by Jorge Rivas on February 22 2012, 1:42PM
Just days after an ESPNews anchor was suspended for using a racial slur in a Jeremy Lin news story comes New York’s WNYW Fox 5 news anchor making a joke about Lin’s eyes.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Jeremy Lin, /NOW Blog
!['Awkward Black Girl' Issa Rae's Dream: HBO with Creative Control [Video]](http://colorlines.com/assets_c/2012/02/issa-rae-nbc-thumb-120x120-5369.jpg)
‘Awkward Black Girl’ Issa Rae’s Dream: HBO with Creative Control [Video]
by Jorge Rivas on February 22 2012, 12:59PM
Issa Rae says she wants to stay online with sponsorships or make it to HBO with full creative control.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
![Pre-Teen Calls Out LeBron James: 'Why Won't You Play in the Dunk Contest' [Video]](http://colorlines.com/assets_c/2012/02/lebron-james1-youtube-thumb-120x120-5368.jpg)
Pre-Teen Calls Out LeBron James: ‘Why Won’t You Play in the Dunk Contest’ [Video]
by Jorge Rivas on February 22 2012, 12:20PM
This young man from Portland, Oregon has a message for LeBron James: “Don’t let my Saturday night go to waste, man.”
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Chris Brown’s First Line in New Rihanna Song: ‘Been a Long Time, I’ve Been Missing Your Body’
by Jorge Rivas on February 22 2012, 12:05PM
Perhaps it’s time Rihanna visit her 2009 interview with Diane Sawyer.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Chris Brown, /NOW Blog
Facebook Adds ‘Ethnic’ Tab to its Ad-Buying Platform; Latinos First Group Targeted
by Jorge Rivas on February 22 2012, 10:00AM
This marks the first time Facebook has allowed marketers a direct means of targeting ethnic groups.
It’s Much Harder for Black and Latino Workers to Retire, Study Finds
by Jorge Rivas on February 22 2012, 9:27AM
Elder poverty rates are twice as high among Blacks and Latinos compared to the U.S. population as a whole.
L.A. County: Sorry for Tens of Thousands of Deportations in Depression
by Jorge Rivas on February 22 2012, 8:38AM
L.A. County Board of Supervisors formally apologized for deporting “tens of thousands of Mexicans and Mexican Americans living in L.A. County” during the Depression because they were supposedly taking jobs from white U.S. born citizens.
Listen to Lost Malcolm X Speech, 50 Years Later
by Jorge Rivas on February 21 2012, 4:37PM
On Feb. 21, 1965, the former Nation of Islam leader Malcolm X was assasinated. He was 39.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Court Slows Deported Dad’s Case as 20K Sign Petition to Reunite With Kids
by Jorge Rivas on February 21 2012, 3:42PM
The petition calls on the Department of Social Services in Allegheny County, NC. to ensure that Felipe Montes, a single-father who was deported to Mexico, not be permanently separated but instead be reunified with his three sons in the United States or Mexico.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Magic Johnson to Launch 24-hour Channel with ‘Uplifting Images of African Americans’
by Jorge Rivas on February 21 2012, 2:06PM
Magic Johnson is preparing to launch Aspire, a 24-hour channel with a focus on what Johnson called positive, uplifting images of African Americans.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Nearly 47k Sign Petition to Fire XXL Mag. Editor Vanessa Satten
by Jorge Rivas on February 21 2012, 1:21PM
Close to 47,000 members of ColorOfChange.org, the nation’s largest online black civil rights organization, have signed a petition calling on Harris Publications to fire XXL Magazine editor Vanessa Satten.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
More Violence But Fewer Prosecutions on American Indian Reservations
by Jorge Rivas on February 21 2012, 11:11AM
The country’s 310 Indian reservations have violent crime rates that are more than two and a half times higher than the national average.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Ariz. Sheriff Accused of Threatening to Deport Ex Has Long History of Hate
by Jorge Rivas on February 21 2012, 10:14AM
For those who follow immigration issues closely Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu was already on their radar for a history of having a tough stance on immigration issues.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
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