Chauncey K. Robinson
LATEST ARTICLES BY Chauncey K. Robinson
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Culture
“Whose Streets?”: Black activists at the center of new film
August 11, 2017The 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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Opinion
Boycotting the NFL: Colin Kaepernick and the right to resist
August 10, 2017“They're treating Kaepernick like a runaway slave, making him an example so other players get the message: Do not get too uppity, or we will blackball you.”
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Opinion
Trump administration seeks to split people of color on affirmative action
August 4, 2017Trump and Sessions are trying to pit Asian Americans against other minorities as a cover for their attempt to do away with affirmative action.
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Labor
The real heroes of Comic-Con: San Diego security guards fight for a union
July 25, 2017Not all heroes wear capes, and occasionally true heroes put on capes to bring attention to the heroic every day battles they are fighting.
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Culture
Netflix’s “Bright” tackles class, racism, and police brutality through Urban Fantasy
July 24, 2017"Bright" takes on today's race and justice problem in an interesting and new way.
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Culture
Moonlight and Magic: Where is the Black LGBTQ representation in media and Hollywood?
July 21, 2017“Moonlight and Magic: Black LGBTQ Contributions to Sci-fi” sought to shed light on the contributions of the often overlooked, underutilized, and oppressed Black LGBTQ community.
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Culture
“Girls Trip”: A showcase of unapologetic Black womanhood in film
July 17, 2017Movies such as Girls Trip challenge the confines of the ways women are allowed to be funny—especially Black women.
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U.S.
The gender wage gap isn’t going away, millennials will have to continue the fight for equality
June 30, 2017Recently I was granted the opportunity to be interviewed by Seattle Washington middle school students Elle O., Kayla J., and Sophie S., for their podcast project on the reasons for the uncontrolled gender wage gap.
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