Tuesday, June 23 2026

Aunjanue Ellis and the Powerful U.S. FREEDOM Rights Legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer

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Actor Aunjanue Ellis may be best known for performances in the film “King Richard,” HBO series “Lovecraft Country,” and “When They See Us,” but personal passion continues to bring her to the table. In a new short film, “Fannie,” Ellis […]

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Leon Bridges and Cultural Mobility

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By Aidan Loughran Leon Bridges is an African-American musician whose music genre ranges from rhythm and blues to soul and gospel. He was born in Atlanta, Ga. but grew up in Fort Worth, Tex. Raised by a relatively poor family, his […]

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Jalen Smallcanyon poses for her senior portraits on the scenic land outside Page, Ariz.

Intraregional Borderlanders: Native American CCKs

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Native American populations often fly under the public eye, and issues on reservations rarely make it into mainstream U.S. news coverage. U.S. culture is always described as a melting pot, a blend and mash of the culture of immigrants and […]

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Diego Luna

An Insight on the Immigrant Experience

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Diego Luna is a Mexican actor, producer and director. Both of his parents were passionate about the arts and film industry. His mother, Fiona Alexander, was a British costume designer who died in a car accident when Luna was just […]

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How Maz Jobrani Made an Arab Laugh

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Maziyar Jobrani, known as Maz, is an Iranian-American comedian born in Tehran, Iran, but moved to California when he was six years old. While he was born a Muslim, he describes himself as “Muslim-ish.” Jobrani was enrolled in a Ph.D. program at UCLA when he decided […]

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The Ramifications of Lynching in U.S. History

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By Alicia Bonilla One of the Diversity Symposium events at Colorado State University held in recent years focused on the symbols and history of lynching in the U.S.A. That event featured a short documentary film, “An Outrage,” at the LSC […]

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Hidden Diversity and Rahul Gandotra’s ‘The Road Home’

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In Rahul Gandotra’s short film, “The Road Home,” the main character, Pico, is struggling to identify himself in the world. On the outside, Pico appears to be Indian, and everyone in India perceives him as such. However, Pico has spent […]

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The Culture Behind ‘The Tale of the Princess Kaguya’

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“The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” was produced by Studio Ghibli in 2013, the legendary Japanese animation house that has brought us “Spirited Away,” “My Neighbor Totoro” and “The Wind Rises,” among other classics. The release of “The Tale of […]

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