by David Morse | Uncategorized
We’ve just seen the first two contests of the 2016 elections, and just in time, there’s a new paper from the University of California, San Diego, that shows what we already suspected. That is, voter ID laws dampen turnout for minorities. Voter ID laws...
by David Morse | Uncategorized
“The Daily Show” tried to dissect the racist tendencies of the adult film industry on last night’s episode. The report from Roy Wood Jr. is the latest in their coverage of Black History Month. “I have a dream that one day...
by David Morse | Uncategorized
First, the outcry over the lack of people of color in the Oscar Nominations – leading the Academy to follow the dramatic change in membership qualifications to increase diversity – and now, this. A biopic of Michael Jackson is going to be played by Joseph...
by David Morse | Uncategorized
Nina Simone didn’t sing these lyrics, but today to be young, gifted and black means being cheated out of the “gifted” track, according to an essay at National Public Radio. The essay, “To Be Young, Gifted And Black it helps to have a black teacher,”...
by David Morse | Uncategorized
And the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has done it again. It’s proved that it may be many things, but it is not reflective of the U.S. Actors of color were shut out of the nominations again. And people are noticing. There is a #oscarssowhite...
