Chauncey K. Robinson

Chauncey K. Robinson is an award winning journalist and film critic. Born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, she has a strong love for storytelling and history. She believes narrative greatly influences the way we see the world, which is why she's all about dissecting and analyzing stories and culture to help inform and empower the people.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Chauncey K. Robinson

U.S.

Taming MLK’s radical legacy in the fight against white supremacy
April 3, 2018 By Chauncey K. Robinson
To win the iconic status that King deserved, he had to be domesticated. The memory of King railing against economic injustice and denouncing the Vietnam War faded into an unthreatening idealism.
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Culture

Being a Black entertainment creator in the era of ‘Black Panther’
March 30, 2018 By Chauncey K. Robinson
Such a topic was grappled with at a recent panel at the annual WonderCon convention. The panel, “Blacks in Entertainment: Designing for the Culture” discussed the topic of “what next” for Black workers in the industry,...
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Opinion

Alton Sterling and the state-sanctioned lynching of Black Americans
March 28, 2018 By Chauncey K. Robinson
“Black boys’ cries fall on deaf white ears and Black mothers' tears keep graveyard grass green.”
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Culture

“Seven Seconds”: Netflix series explores how the system fails Black Americans
March 21, 2018 By Chauncey K. Robinson
The problem of racism, and the failure of the justice system to protect Black lives in the United States, goes beyond instances of police brutality and cop acquittals.
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Politics

Frances Perkins: The woman who helped end the Great Depression
March 8, 2018 By Chauncey K. Robinson
On International Women's Day, we remember Frances Perkins - advocate for working people and the architect of much of FDR's New Deal.
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Culture

Josephine Baker: Iconic entertainer, Resistance spy, and American hero
March 1, 2018 By Chauncey K. Robinson
It seems only fitting with Black History Month closing out, and Women’s History Month beginning, to highlight a Black woman who exemplified strength and resilience.
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Culture

“Driving While Black”: Humor brings light to the tragedy of police brutality
January 31, 2018 By Chauncey K. Robinson
Overall Driving While Black is an enjoyable movie that draws a fine line down the middle of the road between comedy and tragedy.
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U.S.

Power to the Polls: “First we march, now we run”
January 22, 2018 By Chauncey K. Robinson And Eric A. Gordon
“Our movement will not advance unless we all walk together to the finish line.”
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