SXSW: Who’s Making Money From Their YouTube? Not Black People

by Jorge Rivas on March 11 2013, 2:15PM

YouTube was celebrated as the great equalizer for marginalized groups in the media but the video sharing platform is not that much different than old media.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog, SXSW

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Keith Josef Adkins Is Making His Own Black Sci-Fi (and You Should Too)

by Channing Kennedy on January 15 2013, 9:08AM

TV writer Keith Josef Adkins was told by the studios that black people don’t do sci-fi. So he’s funding his own webseries, “The Abandon,” to prove them wrong.

Topics: Arts & Culture

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Hey Ashton Kutcher and PopChips: Brownface is Still Racist [Video]

by Channing Kennedy on May 2 2012, 4:39PM

A new Youtube campaign shows bad judgment from the Two And A Half Men star.

Topics: Arts & Culture, Media, /NOW Blog

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‘It’s Free Swipe Yo EBT’ Music Video Attacks Poor Mothers

by Jorge Rivas on August 25 2011, 9:25AM

In her satirical video, Chapter plays Keywanda, a young mother of ten who deals with the “stress of her children’s fathers.”

Topics: Arts & Culture, Media

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Young White Woman Uses Mustard, Porn to Make ‘How To Be Asian’ Video

by Jorge Rivas on August 9 2011, 10:57AM

If you thought UCLA’s Alexandra “Asians in libraries are loud” Wallace was bad, this is much worse.

Topics: Media

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People of Color are Leading YouTube’s Growth

by Jorge Rivas on July 29 2011, 10:40AM

But will tiered pricing plans curb mobile Web growth?

Topics: Media, Technology

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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

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Alexandra Wallace’s Anti-Asian Rant Draws…Misogyny and Death Threats

by Jorge Rivas on March 18 2011, 3:16PM

Some of the most popular comedic riffs on the UCLA student’s infamous viral video are as sexist as she was racist.

Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Media, Schools & Youth

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Alexandra Wallace Says Sorry for “Asians in the Library” YouTube Rant

by Jorge Rivas on March 15 2011, 12:00PM

“I cannot explain what possessed me,” writes the student who’s racist video went viral over the weekend.

Topics: Schools & Youth, Technology

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UCLA Student’s Viral Video Rant: “Hordes” of Asians Annoy Me in Library

by Jorge Rivas on March 14 2011, 12:00PM

“I swear they’re just going through their whole families, just checking on everyone from the tsunami thing—I mean, I know, that sounds horrible…”

Topics: Schools & Youth, Technology

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Homeless Ohio Man with Golden Radio Voice Gets a Job and Housing

by Jorge Rivas on January 5 2011, 2:50PM

Ted Williams, homeless Ohio man with the “golden radio voice,” hired by NBA Team.

Topics: Jobs Crisis, Video

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Pint-Sized Rap Stars Hit the World Stage

by Jorge Rivas on December 9 2010, 1:17PM

But are these YouTube sensations a good idea?

Topics: Arts & Culture

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“Baracka Flocka Flames” Creator Reacts to Jeers—and Laughs

by Jamilah King on November 4 2010, 9:00AM

The comedian behind one of this election season’s most talked about parodies insists Obama isn’t so holy we can’t laugh at him.

Topics: 2010 Elections

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Is Antoine Dodson a Legit Hero or Not?

by Kai Wright on August 20 2010, 3:46PM

ColorLines contributor Juell Stewart chimes in with a yes vote. Yours?

Topics: Kai Wright

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“Bed Intruder” Rant Earns Dodson Family a New Home

by Jamilah King on August 20 2010, 1:27PM

Antoine Dodon’s still cashing in on his newfound fame.

Topics: Arts & Culture, Technology

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The “Bed Intruder” Video, YouTube Fame and Modern Minstrelsy

by Jamilah King on August 6 2010, 8:05PM

Antoine Dodson is an overnight Web celebrity, but that doesn’t change much about our love affair with minstrelsy.

Topics: Antoine Dodson, Arts & Culture, Technology

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