Big-name awards can certainly be a boon for Black filmmakers and actors. But they don’t reflect the breakthroughs that have been made in the types of Black stories that are getting told.
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Jackson used his musical talents to overcome racial barriers in the United States. But telling Jackson’s story may not be legal under proposed laws restricting how race is taught.
Why did Confederate flags start appearing in the country’s anti-lockdown protests?
Disney says the Marvel movie just beat ‘Avatar’ as the top-grossing movie of all time. Inflation tells a different story, as an economist explains.
It’s why Marvel’s effort to break the worldwide box office record is doomed, as an economist explains.
Stereotypes of Black women continue to impact how they are treated in institutions.
Serena Williams challenged decades of stereotypes when she revealed her anger after she disagreed with a U.S. Open umpire. A racist caricature and calls to boycott her playing by umpires followed.
Hollywood moves are always breaking box office records because the industry doesn’t adjust for inflation, which changes the picture considerably.
100 years ago, America’s infamous racist group staged a near-takeover of the nation’s film and media industries. Here’s how they did it.
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Clinical Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, University of St Andrews
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PhD Candidate, Social Justice Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor, Performance, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Provost’s PhD Fellow in English Literature, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Assistant Professor of Black Studies in Communication, University of Washington
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Associate Professor in Honors, University of North Dakota
