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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Indigenous Filmmakers Host Film Festival to Mark Brutal Holiday’s Legacy
by Jorge Rivas on October 10 2011, 6:37PM
A San Francisco affiliate of the American Indian Movement hosted its second annual International Film Festival on Monday.
Topics: Celebrate Love
Muslim Woman Kicked Off Southwest Flight After ‘It’s a Go’ Mix-Up
by Jorge Rivas on October 10 2011, 2:57PM
Southwest Airlines flight officials did not let Irum Abbasi re-board because the crew was “uncomfortable” with her on the plane.
Topics: National Security
Lawsuit: Hertz Suspended 34 Somali Muslims for Praying at Work
by Jorge Rivas on October 10 2011, 12:59PM
The Muslim workers who drove airport shuttles for Hertz at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport were suspended Friday.
Topics:
Bishop Eddie Long Wants His Settlement Money Back
by Jorge Rivas on October 10 2011, 11:59AM
The young men who publicly accused Bishop Eddie Long of sexual coercion may have violated the confidentiality terms of their legal settlement.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality
Beyoncé’s ‘Countdown’ Pays Homage to Black Model Donyale Luna
by Jorge Rivas on October 7 2011, 3:22PM
The Detroit native was the first African-American model to appear on the cover of a Vogue in March of 1966.
Topics: Arts & Culture
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Three Women Activists from Liberia and Yemen
by Jorge Rivas on October 7 2011, 2:50PM
Most of the recipients in the award’s 110-year history have been men.
Topics: Arts & Culture
Rapper 2pac’s Family Readies Legal Team to Stop Release of Sex Tape
by Jorge Rivas on October 7 2011, 2:35PM
Afeni Shakur, the slain rapper’s mother, says she will sue any and everyone who tries to sell the 1991 tape of her son with an unidentified woman.
Topics: Arts & Culture
‘Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl’ Star Issa Rae on CNN
by Jorge Rivas on October 7 2011, 11:57AM
The creator of the hit YouTube series dishes on what led her to want to change Hollywood.
Topics: Arts & Culture
Herman Cain Calls Occupy Wall Street ‘Un-American’
by Jorge Rivas on October 7 2011, 11:37AM
Republican presidential candidate continues to criticize Occupy Wall Street protesters.
Topics: Politics
Meet The Root’s 100 Most Influential African-Americans Under 45
by Jorge Rivas on October 6 2011, 2:54PM
The Root unveiled its highly-anticipated round up of movers and shakers. See who made the list.
Topics: Arts & Culture
96-Year-Old Black Woman Denied Right to Vote in Tennessee
by Jorge Rivas on October 6 2011, 2:06PM
Dorothy Cooper may not be able to vote in 2012. It’ll be the first election she’s missed in 50 years.
Topics: Politics
Study: Incarcerating Hordes of Youth is Costly and Ineffective
by Jorge Rivas on October 5 2011, 1:58PM
The Annie E. Casey Foundation says that prison is no place for kids.
Topics: Criminal Justice, Schools & Youth
Latinos Abandon Alabama Homes, Classrooms, Churches After HB 56
by Jorge Rivas on October 5 2011, 10:30AM
One Bishop says that families are fleeing the state overnight to escape the country’s harshest immigration enforcement law.
Topics: Alabama Immigration, Immigration
Detroit Police Officer Charged in Shooting Death of Aiyana Stanley-Jones
by Jorge Rivas on October 4 2011, 3:40PM
Joseph Weekley has been charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones.
Topics: Criminal Justice
Rihanna Goes White and Blonde On New Vogue UK Cover
by Jorge Rivas on October 4 2011, 2:39PM
The new look is all too common for darker skinned women who end up on the covers of magazines.
Topics: Arts & Culture
Report: New Restrictive Voting Rules Could Hurt 5 Million Americans
by Jorge Rivas on October 4 2011, 2:00PM
New restrictive voting laws across the country could affect up to five million voters from traditionally Democratic demographics in 2012, a new report has found.
Topics: Politics
ESPN Pulls Hank Williams Jr. Theme Song After Obama-Hitler Comparison
by Jorge Rivas on October 4 2011, 12:00PM
But Williams isn’t backing down from his comments on the irony of politicians golfing together while working America struggles.
Topics: Politics
Eight New Albums for Your Fall Music Playlists
by Jorge Rivas on October 4 2011, 9:45AM
From New York City diva Maluca to Bay Area based Los Rakas, we’ve rounded up some artists who should be in your headphones this fall.
Topics: Arts & Culture
1,000 Demonstrators Sit-in at Boston Bank of America Building
by Jorge Rivas on October 4 2011, 9:45AM
Twenty-four people were arrested Friday for a sit-in demonstrations at a Boston Bank of America building.
Topics: Economy
Fear and Learning in Alabama: Undocumented Students Flee
by Jorge Rivas on October 3 2011, 2:00PM
Alabama public schools are seeing a sharp drop in Latino student attendance after a federal judge approved a provision in HB 56 that requires school to check birth certificates.
Topics: Alabama Immigration, Immigration, Schools & Youth
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