Day 1 I can’t believe it’s been 4 years (actually 3 with the COVID delay) but here we go… The introduction with Steven Spielberg started me off all in my feelings. Looks like I’ll be doing a lot of crying over the next 16 days. I would never have paired Kelly Clarkson with Peyton […]
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I live a life of privilege. As a tenured professor at an elite institution of higher education, I have access to resources that most Blacks don’t have. If we’re being honest, I have access to resources that most White Americans don’t have. Now, don’t get it twisted—it hasn’t always been this way. To quote Langston […]
I consider myself to be a movie aficionado and, before my daughter was born, would go to the movies at least once a week. I am particularly fond of independent films but will watch pretty much anything (except Westerns—I’m not big into Westerns). I teach a course on Race, Media, and Politics and am keenly […]
Ten feet. Ten feet of space was all that separated me from a man who chose to ornament his body with symbols of hate… I was volunteering at a back-to-school event in early August of 2016, where hundreds upon hundreds of families crowded into a local high school to receive free backpacks, school supplies, haircuts, […]
