Studying the representation of people of Color in the media, arts and entertainment. Not your average think tank.
What are your Character Strengths? How do you use them in your daily life or work?
(h/t Nora Rahimian Consulting)
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"Despacito" will not save us.
http://africasacountry.com/2017/08/despacito-will-not-save-us/
When we ran the post “Cultural appropriation and sugar drinks,” by our managing editor Boima Tucker, he concluded it with nod to Natalia Linares, a cultural activist originally from Sta…
"Our music is about our culture, our way of living. African music is the realist music out there in my opinion right now." Nora Rahimian interviews DJ Spinall.
http://artisticmanifesto.com/2017/08/28/dj-spinall-musical-beginnings-responsibility-dj/ #.Wab6AciGOUk
Depending on how you look at it, DJs can be either gatekeepers or bridges. Instagram They can choose, simply, not to play a song. Or, through a beautiful array of techniques- the beatmatch, the mix, the remix, just to name a few- they can introduce new sounds to different markets. Nigeria’s DJ Spina...
What was the last book you read, or what are you reading now?
Here's the proof you needed to talk about white fragility.
For a while now, I've been thinking about how terms like "white privilege," "inclusion" and "unconscious bias" all sound just... too nice. Don't they see...
"Our music is about our culture, our way of living. African music is the realist music out there in my opinion right now." Nora Rahimian interviews DJ Spinall.
Depending on how you look at it, DJs can be either gatekeepers or bridges. Instagram They can choose, simply, not to play a song. Or, through a beautiful array of techniques- the beatmatch, the mix, the remix, just to name a few- they can introduce new sounds to different markets. Nigeria’s DJ Spina...
And justice for all?
None dare call this justice.
"It’s the year of Bieberton. Drakeobeats. Sheerenhall." What do that mean for music and cultural appropriation, and why does it matter?
http://africasacountry.com/2017/07/sunday-read-cultural-appropriation-revisited/
It’s the year of Bieberton. Drakeobeats. Sheerenhall. It’s also been five years since Okayplayer/Okayafrica had me sit down with Diplo, the DJ and producer, to talk about the ethics of approp…
"Despacito" will not save us.
When we ran the post “Cultural appropriation and sugar drinks,” by our managing editor Boima Tucker, he concluded it with nod to Natalia Linares, a cultural activist originally from Sta…
Its about music, but its about power, labor, and money, too. Nora Rahimian on whitewashing afrobeats.
As people move, so does music, borrowing & blending to reflect different pieces of our global identities. In Nigeria, it's afrobeats.
INTL BLK uses music to challenge the idea that Blackness is all the same. Celebrate all that beautiful diversity in Los Angeles at INTL BLK at Vibing Time this Sunday, Sept 3.
Language matters. So much.
For a while now, I've been thinking about how terms like "white privilege," "inclusion" and "unconscious bias" all sound just... too nice. Don't they see...
How do you protect yourself against this?
None dare call this justice.
We talk about racists on a binary, but its not so simple, is it?
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv-pkNXcKsw
"To mitigate our shortcomings, we surround ourselves with comforting words. Words that feel neutral. Words that don’t point fingers (at us). Words that center Whiteness, while erasing the harshness of discrimination and segregation. We reject words that we feel are too direct, that might reveal complicity on our part."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-kegler/the-sugarcoated-language-of-white-fragility_b_10909350.html?ncid=engmodushpmg00000006
For a while now, I've been thinking about how terms like "white privilege," "inclusion" and "unconscious bias" all sound just... too nice. Don't they see...
Does this challenge or reinforce your perspective of Blackness in the US?
http://www.twitter.com/restlessnewyork 2DopeBoyz.com & director Court Dunn present the premiere installment of "REWIND", a new music video s...
And this is by no means a comprehensive list.
You might want to stop saying some of these things.
We waited to post this so you wouldn't get any spoilers.
http://thegrapevine.theroot.com/sundays-game-of-thrones-was-a-message-to-black-america-1797386445
For three weeks, we have preached about how Game of Thrones teaches us everything we need to know about white America. So, this week, you might expect us to joke about how Sansa should’ve cooked for Bran when he came home from that long road trip, or how Euron Greyjoy is turning into Anthony Scaramu...
They tell us we're different, but our stories can challenge their constructions of the other. Check out this project by Nasimeh Bahrayni and Nora Rahimian. For more info: http://bit.ly/2uOrEab
We are a diverse group of creatives - most with Iranian heritage - working together to make a visual poetry project that speaks back to the travel ban from a place of pride, hope, strength, and shared humanity. In order to make our vision a reality, we need YOU. Your beauty, your reality, your human...
Why listen to Drake when there's Wizkid and Skepta? Nora Rahimian on whitewashing afrobeats.
As people move, so does music, borrowing & blending to reflect different pieces of our global identities. In Nigeria, it's afrobeats.
A Conservative MP has had the whip suspended after she was recorded using the n-word at a meeting of eurosceptics, the party has confirmed.
LA folks - Check out this film screening, moderated by Nora Rahimian. Hosted by Gina Belafonte & SANKOFA.
They tell us we're different, but our stories can challenge their constructions of the other. Check out this project by Nasimeh Bahrayni and Nora Rahimian. For more info: http://bit.ly/2uOrEab
Chief Boima of INTL BLK on why cultural appropriation is still an issue in music.
It’s the year of Bieberton. Drakeobeats. Sheerenhall. It’s also been five years since Okayplayer/Okayafrica had me sit down with Diplo, the DJ and producer, to talk about the ethics of approp…
Different shades of Jewish.
http://popchassid.com/10-photos-to-remind-you-that-jews-dont-fit-into-a-stereotype-and-never-have/
The world likes to think Jews look a particular way: they're all white (Ashkenaz), nerdy, JAPy, whatever. It's time break those stereotypes down.
This'll help you get caught up on Game of Thrones.
I was talking to a friend about my weekend plans, and I told her that I probably wouldn’t do much because I’d probably have the bubble guts nervously awaiting the season premiere of Game of Thrones. Her reply perplexed me, shook me to my core and made me rethink many of the choices that I’ve made in...
More reasons why inclusion and representation matter:
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/riz-ahmed-warns-parliament-that-lack-of-diversity-in-tv-leads-people-to-isis-a7610861.html
Actor Riz Ahmed has delivered an impassioned lecture expressing his views on the importance of diversity in the media and how failure to embrace it is pushing young people towards Isis.
Still centering whitenesss...
While projects like The Big Sick, Master of None, and Homecoming King offer welcome depiction of brown Muslim men in love, the characters pursue white women at the expense of women of color.
"People with mixed backgrounds can disrupt notions of purity that undergird race and synthesize vast cultural traditions. People with mixed backgrounds can also internalize and carry out racism."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/01/diversity-doesnt-make-racism-magically-disappear
Some hope that changing demographics make us destined to be post-racial. It isn’t so simple
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