Chauncey K. Robinson
LATEST ARTICLES BY Chauncey K. Robinson
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Politics
#VotingWhileBlack: Text-a-thon targets Black voters in battleground states
November 7, 2016The campaign also seeks not to only to make an impact in the presidential race, but down the ballot as well.
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Culture
“Black Women in Medicine” aims to change face of health care
October 31, 2016Blacks make up 13 percent of the population at about 40 million, with more than half being women. But only 4 percent of U.S. physicians are African American.
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Labor
Teamster women take over Hollywood to demand equal pay from University of California
September 27, 2016Over the past 20 years, administrative, support and clerical workers have seen the UC system hold down their real wages by nearly 24 percent, the union says.
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Culture
Walk in a prisoner’s shoes with virtual reality filmmaking
September 21, 2016While virtual reality has mainly been used for video games so far, filmmakers are using it as a means to immerse audiences in the Black and imprisoned experience.
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News
Los Angeles protesters call out Trump’s biggest campaign donor on affordable housing
September 14, 2016Real estate developer Geoff Palmer has fueled and profited from the continued California foreclosure crisis.
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Culture
“What does it mean to be Chicano?”: International film festival pushes for Latinx inclusion in Hollywood
September 13, 2016The weekend festival highlighted the triumphs of Chicana/o creativity while addressing the continued need to fight for inclusion and diversity.
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News
L.A. protest calls out security firm for involvement in attack on DAPL protesters
September 8, 2016A broad coalition of Native rights, environmentalist and other community groups staged the action on Sept. 7.
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News
Ethiopian marathon runner uses win to protest killings, oppression in his country
August 23, 2016One runner's brave act showed the world how Ethiopia's government is cracking down on dissent.
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