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.
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UC President is Seriously Considering Students’ Plan That Eliminates Tuition
by Jorge Rivas on January 19 2012, 2:48PM
Students could study at universities like UCLA and UC Berkeley and it wouldn’t cost them a dime while they’re in school.
Topics: /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
Jay-Z Has No Plans of Dropping the Word ‘Bitch’ From Lyrics
by Jorge Rivas on January 19 2012, 1:21PM
Reports that rapper has renounced the b-word following the birth of his daughter have been denied by his representatives.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Rick Perry, GOP’s Most Viable Candidate for Latino Vote Drops Out of Race
by Jorge Rivas on January 19 2012, 12:55PM
Texas Governor and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry announced his withdrawal from the presidential race on Thursday.
Topics: GOP Primary, /NOW Blog
Beyoncé is the Whitest She’s Ever Been in New Album Promo
by Jorge Rivas on January 19 2012, 12:42PM
The new promo ad released by Beyoncé Knowles’ camp to promote the 2011 album “4,” finds Beyoncé with blonde hair, bleached eyebrows and the lightest skin we’ve ever seen on her.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
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by Jorge Rivas on January 18 2012, 6:07PM
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Topics: Celebrate Love, /NOW Blog
Artists to Watch: Azealia Banks and Light Asylum
by Jorge Rivas on January 18 2012, 5:22PM
This week’s edition of artists to watch includes two musicians from New York.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Obama Rejects Keystone Oil Sands Pipeline Application
by Jorge Rivas on January 18 2012, 4:14PM
The Obama administration rejected a bid to expand the controversial Keystone oil sands pipeline.
Topics: Environment, /NOW Blog
Weight Watchers Goes After Black Males: Charles Barkley Star of New Campaign
by Jorge Rivas on January 18 2012, 3:56PM
Weight Watchers has launched a new campaign that goes after men with former basketball player Charles Barkley endorsing the weight loss program.
Bill O’Reilly Explains the Difference Between Ice Cube and Ice-T [Video]
by Jorge Rivas on January 18 2012, 3:27PM
Bill O’Reilly Explains the Difference Between Ice Cube and Ice-T.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
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Watch a 12-Year Old Kanye West Recite Poem He Wrote for MLK [Video]
by Jorge Rivas on January 18 2012, 3:17PM
Watch a 12-year old Kanye West read his original poem dedicated to MLK.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Romney Celebrated For Giving Unemployed Black Woman $50 and Cleaning Job [Video]
by Jorge Rivas on January 18 2012, 2:58PM
While Romney was campaigning in South Carolina on Saturday he handed an African-American woman $50.
Topics: GOP Primary, /NOW Blog
Survey Finds Majority of Latinos Hold Compassionate Views on Abortion
by Jorge Rivas on January 18 2012, 2:30PM
A new survey found the majorities of Latino voters opposed politicians interfering in personal, private decisions about abortion.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, /NOW Blog
Ward Connerly Being Investigated by IRS for Mismanaging Funds
by Jorge Rivas on January 18 2012, 1:50PM
Ward Connerly, the man that’s campaigned agaisnt affirmative action across the country, is being accused of mismanaging and exploiting donations made by fellow conservatives for his own benefit.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
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DREAMer Confronts Romney at NY Fundraiser [Video]
by Jorge Rivas on January 18 2012, 11:41AM
A young Latina who identified herself in a video as an undocumented immigrant approached presidential hopeful Mitt Romney at fundraiser in New York yesterday to ask him why he isn’t supporting her DREAM.
Topics: GOP Primary, Immigration, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
There was Virtually No Change in Black Unemployment Rate in 2011
by Jorge Rivas on January 18 2012, 10:32AM
The black worker unemployment remained in the 15 to 16 percent range, while unemployment for the rest of the workforce dropped below 9 percent.
What Is SOPA? Here Are 5 Things You Need to Know
by Jorge Rivas, Jamilah King on January 18 2012, 8:39AM
Thousands of websites are going dark today in protest of a new bill that’s being debated in Congress.
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Birmingham’s Scott Douglas Shares His Love on ‘The Colbert Report’ [Video]
by Jorge Rivas on January 17 2012, 7:57PM
Scott Douglas, activist and executive director of the Greater Birmingham Ministries, was a guest on “The Colbert Report” on Monday and discussed Alabama’s tough anti-immigration law in context of the civil rights movement.
Topics: Celebrate Love, Immigration, /NOW Blog
by Jorge Rivas on January 17 2012, 7:51PM
Enter your household income and see how you rank in 344 zones across the country.
Official Trailer for ‘Mosquita y Mari’ Released
by Jorge Rivas on January 17 2012, 6:41PM
*Mosquita y Mari*—the film about two Chicana teenagers growing up in Huntington Park, one of the most vibrant immigrant Latino communities in Los Angeles—now has an official trailer.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog, Sundance
15 of Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Quotes
by Jorge Rivas on January 17 2012, 5:53PM
Muhammad Ali turns 70 today and the boxing legend has his fair share of memorable quotes.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
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