Failure, Madea, and the significance of Tyler Perry’s Governors Award
Failure, Madea, and the significance of Tyler Perry’s Governors Award
Tyler Perry’s quilt is made up of great struggles and great triumphs. His quilt tells the story of a man who fought great adversity in order to not only empower himself, but to empower other Black and African-American creatives. How […]
Beer: It’s a Cultural Thing
As a U.S. citizen, I can say that in the U.S.A., we pride ourselves heavily on our ability to produce quality beer. Living in the U.S. state where Coors Beer was founded, I can see a cultural impact as a result […]
Dia de los Muertos, On the Rise Internationally
Dia de los Muertos, the “Day of the Dead,” has been a tradition in Mexico for over 3,000 years originating from the Aztecs. Celebrated by Latinos across the globe, it has been on the rise in the U.S.A., which shouldn’t be […]
‘Unorthodox’ and How One Culture Can Have Different Realities
In the Netflix series “Unorthodox,” as the main character abandons her life in New York’s Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community for Berlin, her most immediate discoveries are not just about herself, but also about how her single experience of (Eastern European) Judaism […]
Cultural Appropriation: Why TCKs Should Care
By Abbieblach Cultural appropriation. It’s a heavy term that comes with a lot of questions and heaps of backlash. From Coldplay and Beyonce music videos to college fraternity parties, cultural appropriation seems to be everywhere. But with media running as […]
Sometimes, A TCK’s Identity Can Be Difficult To Understand
Rahul Gandotra, director of the British Independent Film Award-nominated short film “The Road Home,” guides us on an amazing journey about Pico, a distraught British nine-year-old, who is having an identity crisis. Pico, like most Third Culture Kids, is having […]
Ilhan Omar: A Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman
Representative Ilhan Omar is a woman of many firsts in the U.S. Congress. She became the representative for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District in the ouse of Representatives in 2019. This achievement also made her the first Somali-American member of Congress […]
Seven Steps To Eco-Friendly And Culturally Sensitive Travel
As the world slowly emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, travel is finally seeing an uptick. Leave a less negative or even a positive footprint on the destinations you chose to journey to by being conscious of the economic and cultural […]
