Deconstructing tropes and uplifting black love in media
Jasmine Ayanna Garcia | Contributing Writer The Women’s Center explored the personal and societal influences of black romance tropes in their Black Love in Media…
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Missing Girls: A White Portrait
Amanda George/Contributing Writer The recent murder of Sarah Everard and the possible end of America’s crime decline has left many folks feeling that this year…
Media portrayal of minorities should change
Gabriella Pinos/ Staff Writer One evening in late January, Jussie Smollett, a black and openly gay actor on the TV show “Empire,” was confronted by…
Dark skinned actors and actresses dominate media
Brea Jones/ Staff Writer For a long time, African Americans were underrepresented in movies and television shows across the board. Given typical small roles, black…
Representation at the Oscars has improved
by Ursula Muñoz Schaefer/ Staff Writer I still remember the uproar when the Ava DuVernay-directed masterpiece Selma received no acting or directing nods from the Academy…
We should strive for more media literacy
Alberto Lionarons/ contributing writer During Martin Luther King weekend, the Internet became divided over a controversial video showing students from Covington Catholic school donning “Make…
Beauty should not be constrained to a white European standard
Rina Factor/Contributing Writer Our first encounter with the concept of beauty starts when we are very young. For me, I realized how my perception of…
Emmy-award-winning journalist says strategy ‘leads to success’
Taking a course in sales and learning how to be persistent are some of the tips Emmy-award-winning journalist Carlos Watson has for students interested in the field.
Media’s exaggeration of spring break is unattainable
Brea Jones/ Staff Writer When people mention spring break most people think of constant partying for a whole week, but that is not everyone’s experience….
Claw & Growl News and Opinion Talk Show October 20, 2017
The Claw & Growl discusses discusses a variety of different topics ranging involving the media, fake news and more. The Claw & Growl also welcomed…
