New Media Producer / Community Manager
Oakland, CA
Channing Kennedy is the new media producer for Colorlines.com, tending the site's community and social media presence while managing larger social media campaigns. He's responsible for most of Colorlines' original video content, working with reporters, researchers, advocates, and community members to tell the human stories behind the news — from net neutrality, to the Asian model minority myth, to Detroit's foreclosure crisis, to racial profiling by police. Channing is also an enabled media-analysis junkie; he's written for Colorlines on the agendas of right-wing pundits and the politics of anti-racist internet jokes.
In 2010, he co-wrote and edited the half-hour TV special "Colorlines: Race and Economic Recovery," which met with viewer acclaim and which still airs on stations across the country. Channing came to Colorlines from the world of no-budget guerilla art — making videos, running a record label, and performing in touring bands, while using existing technologies to criticize art's role in society and to explore new methods of artist-audience interaction.
Channing served in Americorps*NCCC in 2000, where he and his team worked hands-on with housing, education, and environmental projects. He trains nonprofits on how to use social media and video in strategically goal-oriented campaigns, and has written at length on the need for a proactive approach to cultural privilege in the internet's still-forming status quo. He enjoys exploring the intersection of nerd culture and social issues, in comics, video games, and comedy.
Channing has written for the American Prospect, and has been a guest on the PostBourgie podcast; his work has also appeared on The Root, Alternet, and Feministing.
Channing is @thatssochanning on Twitter, and is the human behind @colorlines.
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How Can We Best Empower Sex Trafficking Survivors? [Reader Forum]
by Channing Kennedy on April 22 2011, 7:40PM
Riffing off of Rachel Lloyd’s new book Girls Like Us, our readers debate how to create real solutions for sex trade survivors.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality
New UK Doc Asks U.S. How To Fight for Racial Justice
by Channing Kennedy on April 21 2011, 9:55AM
Here’s another bright spot from Facing Race 2010.
Topics: Colorlines Press, Media
What Do You Thank Taxes For? [Reader Forum]
by Channing Kennedy on April 17 2011, 2:05PM
With the deficit-reduction battle focused on service cuts for all of us and tax cuts for the rich, we stopped to ask what we’re all paying for. Here’s what some of you told us.
Who’s Winning on Immigrant Rights in Your State? [Reader Forum]
by Channing Kennedy on April 10 2011, 1:45PM
Readers have good news to report on immigrant rights. Got some of your own to share? Let us know!
Topics: Immigration
Is Michele Bachmann Shutting Down the Government (To Run It)?
by Channing Kennedy on April 8 2011, 3:49PM
Her tea party caucus is showing just how much heft it plans to throw around in the 2012 elections.
Glenn Beck Wants Only-Sometimes-Wacky Andrew Napolitano To Fill His Slot
by Channing Kennedy on April 7 2011, 3:35PM
Napolitano is a hardline libertarian who has defended the 14th Amendment, among other rare arguments on Fox News.
Topics: Glenn Beck, Media
How Do We Support Men With Violent Histories? [Reader Forum]
by Channing Kennedy on March 27 2011, 1:09PM
Chris Brown’s temper has struck again. Colorlines.com asks you: How do we support men with violent histories who aren’t getting help?
Topics: Gender & Sexuality
Can Alexandra Wallace Yell Racism in a Crowded Library? [Reader Forum]
by Channing Kennedy on March 20 2011, 1:16PM
A UCLA student’s viral video sets off heated conversation about free speech, and well-meaning people fighting racism with sexism.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Schools & Youth, Technology
From ACORN to NPR: We Rate O’Keefe’s Fake, Sadly Effective Stings
by Channing Kennedy on March 16 2011, 5:24PM
No matter how badly he bungles it, his so-called journalism keeps getting the smear-job done.
Whose Fault Is It When Women Aren’t Respected? [Reader Forum]
by Channing Kennedy on March 14 2011, 10:18AM
Our readers use Lil Wayne, and a response rap by two young sisters, to discuss who exactly gets disrespected by misogynistic lyrics.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality
Today’s Love Is of Another Fashion, and the Women Who Lead It
by Channing Kennedy on March 1 2011, 6:53PM
Looking for a treasure chest of hidden fashion histories from women of color? We’ve got one for you.
Topics: Celebrate Love
Is a Black Woman’s Womb a Dangerous Place? [Reader Forum]
by Channing Kennedy on February 27 2011, 10:56PM
The old ‘abortion access as black genocide’ meme is back. Colorlines.com readers put it into context.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality
Six Documentaries Not on the Oscar List, but That Should Be on Yours
by Channing Kennedy on February 25 2011, 9:20AM
There are plenty of documentary films about people of color, but too few made by people of color get the Academy’s attention.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Oscars
Who Owns the Bodies of Women of Color? [Reader Forum]
by Channing Kennedy on February 18 2011, 8:55PM
The GOP’s set its sights on Planned Parenthood, and some of our country’s most vulnerable women. Here’s what you had to say about it.
Topics: Media, Planned Parenthood
How Important are Portrayals of Us in Ads? [Reader Forum]
by Channing Kennedy on February 13 2011, 12:10PM
A round-up of some of this week’s best reader-lead conversations.
Topics: Media
Racist Imagery Used Against Me — Says Redskins Owner
by Channing Kennedy on February 9 2011, 5:04PM
How can the owner of one of the most criticized team mascots in modern sports be so sensitive?
Topics: Arts & Culture
Missouri Town Outraged Over Canine Brutality
by Channing Kennedy on February 6 2011, 4:21PM
But for black folks? Not so much.
Topics: Criminal Justice
When Will Racism Trend Stories Finally End? [Reader Forum Edition]
by Channing Kennedy on February 4 2011, 8:15PM
A round-up of some of this week’s best reader-lead conversations.
Topics: Media
Have Behavioral Economists Ever Met a Poor Person?
by Channing Kennedy on February 3 2011, 3:49PM
It’s no secret that America’s safety net is quickly evaporating.
Topics: Economy
Nationwide SB 1070 for Muslims: On the Books Since 2002
by Channing Kennedy on January 31 2011, 5:45PM
Like Arizona’s infamous Latino-targeting SB 1070, NSEERS is less a law than a reason to make arrests.
Topics: Immigration
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