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

Culture

“Tigers Are Not Afraid”: A dark fairytale with human trafficking as the real monster
October 17, 2017 By Chauncey K. Robinson
Issa Lopez’s film uses fantasy to highlight the all too real nightmare that is happening to the women of Mexico.
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Opinion

Defend Black women: Jemele Hill’s ESPN suspension enables Trump’s agenda
October 11, 2017 By Chauncey K. Robinson
Hill stood up for justice, and it’s imperative that others stand with her.
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Culture

“Mully”: Film aims to spark a movement to save the future
October 5, 2017 By Chauncey K. Robinson
The film doesn’t explore the systemic issues affecting developing countries, but it does draw on one component needed to combat inequality – people power.
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Opinion

#TakeAKnee: The NFL and the fight against white supremacy
September 26, 2017 By Chauncey K. Robinson
What Trump’s really up to is stopping any discussion of the pervasive power of racism in this country.
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Culture

“First They Killed My Father”: Cambodian genocide through innocent eyes
September 20, 2017 By Chauncey K. Robinson
New film is a haunting tale of the mass killings in Cambodia carried out by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s, and has lasting lessons for humanity.
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Opinion

Black empowerment is not the same as white supremacy, Donald Trump
August 24, 2017 By Chauncey K. Robinson
The Klan-sympathizing president wants you to think white supremacists and Black Lives Matter are two sides of the same coin. Now that's some fake news.
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Culture

“Gook”: The not-so-black-and-white race dynamics of LA riots
August 17, 2017 By Chauncey K. Robinson
By centering on Black and Asian Americans, Chon gives audiences a powerful slice-of-life perspective into racial relationships not often explored.
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Culture

“Whose Streets?”: Black activists at the center of new film
August 11, 2017 By Chauncey K. Robinson
The narrative of what happened in Ferguson after Michael Brown's murder has often been a fragmented one. A new documentary puts Black activists front and center.
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