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Photography and Representation: What You Need To Know
Representation in photography is about the inclusion/exclusion of certain stories and the reasoning behind it. But the conversation shouldn’t end there.
“Alien Citizen” and its Comical Look at Growing up TCK
Elizabeth Liang is a Third Culture Kid, and her one-woman show weaves humorous stories about growing up as an “Alien Citizen” abroad.
21st Century Superheroes: CCK and Multiracial Stories Come to Life
Comic books are fantastic. They have the ability to transcend language and audio by capturing readers’ imaginations to go on epic, unforgettable adventures with the turn of a page. With the recent push for more complex and diverse representation on […]
A Military Brat Makes Peace in Vietnam
Children are often the forgotten casualties of war, and the line between friends and enemies isn’t always clear. When I was 16, my father died of cancer. Today, it would be presumed to be related to Agent Orange, the deadly […]
How Journalists Feel About Newsroom Diversity
When you think of the appearance of a newspaper editor, what type of person comes to mind? This is the question Lauren Gustus, former executive editor at the Coloradoan, once asked a room full of potential future journalists during a 2016 panel on diversity in media. The answer most gave? They pictured an older, white male — and they’d be correct. As of November 2018, 77 percent of newsroom employees were white.
Kimberlé Crenshaw Calls for Transparency in Diversity Conversations
Kimberlé Crenshaw calls for open conversation about diversity.
Billy Porter Pushes for Representation at 71st Emmy Awards
The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, which aired in September of 2019, awarded many fresh faces in Hollywood for their powerful acting, directing, writing and other achievements in television — but the question of diversity and cultural representation remained.
71st Emmy Awards Shine a Spotlight on Hidden Diversity
This year’s Emmy Awards awarded and recognized diversity through historic wins and acceptance speeches that focused on activism.