“Brace yourself. I’m going to talk about a topic that makes many people uncomfortable — Whiteness. Not the more acceptable euphemism “diversity.” Not even its close cousin, the difficult subject of “racism.” No.”
“When the Oscar nominations were announced last month, revealing that not one black actor was in the running, the resulting furor touched on the performances that critics said should have been considered: What about Idris Elba in “Beasts of No Nation”? Michael B.”
““Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to diverse TV.” So said Idris Elba at the Screen Actors Guild Awards last month. It was a reference, of course, to the furor over the Oscars’ all-white acting nominees. But Mr.”
“Nate Parker broke records last week when his Nat Turner slave revolt film Birth of a Nation was picked up by Fox Searchlight for $17.5 billion.”
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“On a recent, chilly Sunday morning, children ranging in age from 4 to 6 waited with their parents in the cafeteria of a Brooklyn school. Each wore a name tag.”
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“Twitter has hired a new head of diversity, news that should have prompted a chorus of cheers from those hoping the company would take the issue more seriously. Jeffrey Siminoff, former director of Worldwide Inclusion & Diversity at Apple, will take on the prominent role.”
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This hit home, hard. I felt this despair in my undergrad experience at Harvard. I got no help and barely made it out.
For as long as she could remember, Vanessa Brewer had her mind set on going to college.
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