Cleopatra, The Last Air Bender, Bonanza, Kung Fu, and so on. These are examples of movies and TV shows who instead of casting an ethnic actor to play an ethnic character they enlisted a White actor in their place.
VIA NEWSONE President Obama hails a post-racial future for America. But being colorblind to our society is not a smart move. It was summer 2004 when most of us first became familiar with Barack Obama. Then an Illinois state senator, the U.S. senate candidate delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Boston: […]
VIA CHARLOTTE OBSERVER The U.S. Census Bureau’s county population estimates show that our nation is becoming older and more racially and ethnically diverse. One in every 10 counties nationwide have minority populations that exceed 50 percent, as does Hawaii, New Mexico, California, Texas and the District of Columbia, according to a Charlotte Observer article. These […]
VIA NEWS ONE All of us, together, with a few simple keystrokes and mouse clicks, can make things happen. It was the story of the 2008 election, and now it’s becoming the story of pop culture, as Internet campaigning is now responsible for crowning tomorrow’s superstars, reanimating television shows, and making the irrelevant relevant again. […]
VIA ELEV8 By Ingrid Michelle Maybe it’s me but, I thought the census form was supposed to be confidential – at least that’s what they told us. Whatever the case, if that is so, how in the heck did President Obama’s response to his racial identity become public knowledge. According to the LA Times, he […]
KeKe Wyatt recently sat down with HelloBeautiful to discuss her album and to clear the air regarding an interview she did with Essence magazine.
(From huffingtonpost.com) Amanda Bynes has a new boyfriend who knows how to love her body right and she’d like us to know this has something to do with him being black.
