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The Top 10 Media Diversity Stories of 2016
At the end of 2016, the Washington Post announced it was bucking a trend: It was adding dozens of journalists. Yet journalists of color are all but missing from the top ranks of the Post newsroom. In another metro area with substantial numbers of people of color, Allan Lengel was reporting for Deadline Detroit, “The…
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Calif. Professor Calls Trump’s Election an ‘Act of Terrorism,’ Gets Death Threats
A California professor has become the victim of threats and ongoing harassment after a recording of her criticizing Donald Trump’s election was shared by a conservative student group on her campus. Olga Perez Stable Cox, 60, is a psychology professor at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, Calif., who prides herself on speaking freely, but…
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You Were Probably Going To See Hidden Figures Anyway, But Go See Hidden Figures.
I feel like I’m in a pretty enviable position in life. Since I was 18-years-old, I’ve been surrounded by Black people who are actively involved in STEM fields. I have several friends with STEM PhDs, including one who writes for VSB on occasion. Two of my closest friends in life are PhDs in biomedical engineering/biology…
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5 Times George Michael Showed His ‘Blue-Eyed Soul’ to Black America
As 2016 continues to troll us with loss after loss (Muhammad Ali, Prince, Ron Glass, democracy, etc.), the news on Christmas Day that British singer George Michael died peacefully in his home at age 53 was saddening and yet strangely predictable. Michael’s greatest hits in the ’80s and ’90s made him a peer of Prince,…
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Stephen A. Smith Gets Real About ESPN, Race and His Obligations to Black Viewers
Whether you love him, hate him, quote him or only know the Saturday Night Live Jay Pharoah impressions of him, everyone has a #hottake about Stephen A. Smith. Smith is the senior host of First Take (after his longtime co-host, Skip Bayless, left the show earlier this year), the No. 1-rated sports show on the…
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My TI-83 Graphing Calculator Is The Real MVP and My STEM Folks Know What I'm Talking About
In the summer of 1997, right after graduating from high school, I was offered the opportunity to participate in a pre-freshman summer program at Morehouse College (my eventual alma mater) directed at those of us entering the school as science, math, or engineering majors. It was called Center of Excellence in Science, Math, and Engineering…
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From Russia With Blackness: Terrell J. Starr, Black America’s Russian Translator
Terrell J. Starr has been Columbused by many in the mainstream media in the last several weeks. As the Russian hack on the 2016 election and President-elect Donald Trump’s relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin dominate the headlines, outlets are looking for a fresh take on Russian politics and American vulnerabilities. Terrell J. Starr—tall, black,…
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Are Politics More Divisive Than Race? Survey Says…GTFOH.
Yesterday morning I read an article in the Washington Post’s “Express” mini-paper called “Political shopping lists” about how the most recent political campaign has increased divisiveness to the point of affecting people’s shopping choices as folks try to bubble inward with only similar beliefed and minded people. This article made mention of “Hamilton” (you all remember…
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Judge Who Gave Brock Turner Easy Sentence for Sexual Assault Cleared of Misconduct
The California judge who gave former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner a six-month slap on the wrist for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman was cleared of any wrongdoing by a judicial panel Monday. The California Commission on Judicial Performance, an independent agency that is responsible for investigating claims of misconduct, released a 12-page report Monday,…