Tag Archives: Politics

Maureen Dowd at Syracuse

Posted on April 14, 2018 by

Check out the live stream of the conversation via Twitter & Storify! View this post on Instagram My #fridaythe13 was pretty damn lucky. I had the honor of interviewing #pulitzer prize winner, Maureen Dowd at @syracuseu. We talked about the … Continue reading →

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Chatting about Diversity Education in Media with Joy Reid

Posted on April 4, 2018 by

On Tuesday, I had the awesome honor and privilege to chat with Joy Reid, MSNBC correspondent and host of AMJoy, about her definitions of diversity, and the experience of teaching diversity and inclusion classes to the next generation of media … Continue reading →

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The (Implicit and Explicit) Whiteness of the Golden Globe Protests

Posted on January 8, 2018 by

The Golden Globes protest was dominated by white women and controlled by a white narrative, despite the contrasting visibility of #whywewearblack. Continue reading →

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Learning and Laughing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Educational Entertainment

Posted on May 11, 2017 by

My Capstone student, Patty Terhune, a TRF major at Newhouse knocked it out the park this week with a great analysis, a hilarious presentation, and award for Best Capstone Project in the professional programs category for 2017. SO PROUD!! So excited … Continue reading →

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WTF is Real Fake News?: The Mashup of Reality and Satire

Posted on February 21, 2017 by

We lack a shared reality thereby making it impossible to ridicule the absurdity of reality. Continue reading →

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My Bob Dylan Experience #TBT

Posted on October 13, 2016 by

In 2005, I was working at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. As I was walking down the hall, late for work, this man was walking towards me. He was about 20 feet away. He was scruffy, wearing an oversized coat … Continue reading →

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Black Utopias: An Interview w/ Joan Bryant

Posted on September 23, 2016 by

Joan Bryant, Ph.D., Associate Professor of African American Studies at Syracuse University and I discuss her exhibit, “Black Utopias.” What is a Black Utopia and how does the historical vision of a Black Utopia continue to resonate today?

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