topic: people of color

Los Angeles and the Post-Riots Black Arts Scene
October 12, 2015
I spent the majority of my summer in Los Angeles. New to the city as I was, I had no idea of what to expect besides the ominous presence of...
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On the Response to Junot Diaz’s “MFA vs. POC”
May 7, 2014
Author Junot Diaz recently published a critique of the “whiteness” of MFA programs in The New Yorker's blogs section. This is a shortened...
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Public Education and the "Culture of Expectation"
April 21, 2014
Last week, the popular Facebook page Humans of New York featured a photograph of a white teacher in Harlem , the largely African-American...
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Retelling Representation: Inclusive Fairy Tales
April 11, 2014
Fairy tales have been significant cultural staples since long before the Grimm brothers came along, and today they have found a profitable...
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What They Don't Show in Art Class: People of Color in Classical Art
April 8, 2014
Even today, many narratives are whitewashed (e.g. Avatar: The Last Airbender , Star Trek: Into Darkness , etc.), and the stories of...
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Lack of Diversity in Young Adult Fiction
March 7, 2014
For a genre that’s been around for barely more than half a century, young adult literature has exploded in popularity, resulting in a...