Chauncey K. Robinson
LATEST ARTICLES BY Chauncey K. Robinson
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Politics
Despite resistance, women of color aim for political power in 2018 and beyond
August 7, 2018Aimee Allison: "Women of color are showing the nation that we are on the cusp of a new progressive and political era in America.”
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Politics
Netroots: Leadership of Black women seen as key to 2018 Midterms
August 3, 2018“Black women are off the sidelines. We’re in the game.”
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Culture
Superheroes of the East: Graphic India heroes beyond Western gaze
July 27, 2018A growing need to create characters that reflect the world we live in, and the people who live in it, is seen as essential by many creatives.
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Culture
‘Box of Bones’: Gothic horror shows the monstrosity of racism
July 26, 2018“Horror takes the angst of being Black in America and gives it a space.” Those were the words of author, artist, and curator John Jennings, leading a San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) panel on his latest...
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Culture
Women directors of Hollywood: ‘This discrimination is real’
July 24, 2018An annual survey found that the moviemaking industry is no more diverse than it was close to a decade ago.
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Culture
Transformation Magic: The push for transgender representation in media continues
July 20, 2018One of the biggest conventions focusing on entertainment, art, and popular culture kicked off here on July 19. The largest convention of its kind in the world, Comic Con International: San Diego (SDCC) is where close...
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Culture
‘Game Girls’: An unfiltered documentary on being Black, lesbian, and homeless
July 19, 2018The unfiltered, and at times unsettling film forces us to acknowledge that the crisis of homelessness is not just faceless statistics.
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Culture
‘How Jack Became Black’: Documentary explores race in America
July 3, 2018Steele posits the question, “Is race a truth or a power,” and if it’s the latter, then a power for who exactly?
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