Chauncey K. Robinson
LATEST ARTICLES BY Chauncey K. Robinson
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Culture
Netflix’s ‘American Son’: Gut-wrenching examination of race and the American dream
November 25, 2019It’s powerful storytelling that will make you feel particularly angry, but may leave you frustrated, as it gives no pointers on where to direct that anger next.
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Culture
Netflix’s ‘Ghosts of Sugar Land’ explores friendship, Islam, and religious extremism
October 25, 2019The emboldening of bigotry and hatred is just one of the toxic facets that the current president of the United States campaigns upon.
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Culture
‘Flint: The Poisoning of an American City’ gives voice to victims
October 18, 2019Flint residents have been fighting for clean water and justice since 2014. Five years and counting since the water crisis there made national news and many residents are still without access to safe water.
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Culture
Netflix’s ‘Living Undocumented’ debunks Trump’s immigrant boogeyman myth
October 10, 2019It’s an important program to watch, especially as the nation marches towards the 2020 presidential election with immigration reform sure to be a main topic.
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Culture
‘Joker’ exposes the broken class system that creates its own monsters
October 4, 2019“Kill the rich– a new movement?” - Joker
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Culture
Review: ‘The Day Shall Come’ exposes joke of “war on terror”
September 27, 2019The term Theatre of the Absurd deals with what happens when human existence has no meaning or purpose and therefore all communication breaks down.
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Culture
Beyond the music: Portugal’s Avante! festival combines culture and Marxist politics
September 9, 2019Its musical lineup could rival the profit-driven Coachella, but this jamboree is embedded with the spirit of resistance and anti-fascism.
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Opinion
Newark’s Video Music Awards can’t mask water crisis horror
August 30, 2019This week the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) took place for the first time at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
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