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...
by David Morse | Uncategorized
Here’s a survey that should take a bite out of the persistent meme that blacks are the Angriest Americans. American Rage, a survey commissioned by NBC and Esquire magazine, showed that whites and Republicans are the angriest Americans. In a response to the...
by David Morse | Uncategorized
Despite nearly a quarter of U.S. Latinos living in poverty, the group as a whole has a higher average life expectancies than white Americans, who have a much lower poverty rate. This article from Yes magazine has some theories as to why. It’s about Latino...
by David Morse | Uncategorized
The 2016 election is fascinating and unprecedented for several reasons. One reason is that there are two Latinos running for the GOP nomination, and are considered to be favorites of the party establishment. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are both freshmen senators, both...
