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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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Ferguson Is 'A Human Issue,' USC Rally Organizer Says

Comments (0) | ferguson, Ferguson Decision, Ferguson response, National, Police Brutality, race relations, racial discrimination, USC activism

Students lie down in four and a half minutes of silence to honor Michael Brown. (Rebecca Gibian/Neon Tommy)

Michelle Toh, Ani Ucar, Belinda Cai
Editor-at-Large, News Director, Web Producer

AUDIO/VIDEO: How some USC students are trying to start a dialogue.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

What To Do If The Police Stops You: A High School Course

Comments (0) | cops, Education, high school, National, new york, police, Police Brutality

@MassDeception1 via Twitter

Shoko Oda
Web Producer

The New York Civil Liberties Union gave a two-day training on dealing with police encounters at East Side Community High School in New York City. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

9 Politically Active Musicians

Comments (0) | ***Flawless, 21st Century Breakdown, America, American Idiot, American Terrorist, amnesty international, animal rights, Anti-Flag, Barack Obama, beatles, Beyonce, Billie Joe Armstrong, capitol hill, CBS News, Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche, Congress, Dear Mr. President, Demi Lovato, democratic party, feminism, ferguson, Florida, george w. bush, God Save the Queen, Green Day, Greenpeace, holiday, human rights, I'm Not Dead, Iraq War, jay-z, Know Your Enemy, L.A. Pride Parade, LGBT rights, Lupe Fiasco, mental health reform, michael brown, Michelle Obama, missouri, Music, Music, national rifle association, Neon Lights, no child left behind, NRA, P!nk, PETA, Police Brutality, politics, Queen Elizabeth II, racism, rage against the machine, Really Don't Care, Republican Party, revolution, Sex Pistols, So What, socio-political, Stand Your Ground, Talib Kweli, Tallahassee, Ted Nugent, U.S., united states of america, Vietnam War, women's rights, Words I never Said, Zack De La Rocha

Green Day's "American Idiot" is one of today's most politically-charged albums. (@amazonmusic / Twitter)

Michelle Tiu
Entertainment Producer

VIDEO: Whether it's LGBT rights or anti-war activism, many musicians get their inspiration from socio-political issues.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Protest Against Police Brutality Underway In Downtown Los Angeles

Comments (0) | dtla, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, march, police, Police Brutality, protest, Stop Mass Incarceration Network

Young protester (Valerie Vaughan/ Instgram)

Michael Nystrom
Editor-at-Large

Chants of "No more, it stops today, we don't refuse to live this way" fill the air.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Reverend Al Sharpton's 60th Birthday And NAN African American Vanguard Awards

Comments (0) | Activism, African American Vanguard Awards, african-american, al sharpton, birthday celebration, California African American Museum, change, civil rights, digital activism, ebola, entertainment, Entertainment News, ferguson, Holly J. Mitchell, Jerome Ro Brooks, media representation, Mike Brown, OWN, Percy Souder, Police Brutality, politics, Reality Television, social justice, Sundy Carter, The haves and the have nots, Trayvon Martin, voting

Jillian Baker
Staff Reporter

African American leaders were honored Thursday night for their impact on Los Angeles and beyond.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

#BlackLivesMatter: What Angelenos Who Visited Ferguson Have To Say

Comments (1) | blacklivesmatter, Eric Garner, ezell ford, ferguson, ferguson report back, Justice, lapd, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, michael brown, Mike Brown, National, Police Brutality, South LA

One of the important ways young people can get involved in the #BlackLivesMatter movement is through art and music (Neon Tommy)

Sophia Li
Staff Reporter

This is what it was like to be in Ferguson over Labor Day Weekend.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Why Police Need Their Own Ferguson Syllabus

Comments (2) | #Ferguson, #FergusonFridays, #FergusonSyllabus, #HandsUpDontShoot, #iamdarrenwilson, #IfTheyGunnedMeDown, #JusticeForMichaelBrown, #nerdland, #SupportDarrenWilson, @JPowell_19, @JulieBosman, @kodacohen, @mattdpearce, @RyanJReilly, color-blind racism, Columnist, Columnists, darren wilson, Ferguson Police Chief, Georgetown African-American Studies, Georgetown University, government, hashtag activism, Michael Brown shooting, New Wave Civil Rights, opinion, Police Brutality, Police Militarization, racial profiling, Racial Segregation, racism, Robert Cohen, Scott Olson, the war at home, the war at home column, White Rage

Maya Richard-Craven
Columnist

Academia only goes so far; police need anti-racism training now.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Celebrity Won’t Protect You If You’re Black

Comments (0) | academy award, arizona state university, Barney's, beverly hills, black celebrities, Celebrities, celebrity, Charles Belk, Columnists, denzel washington, discrimination, driving while black, Earl Sampson, Ersula Ore, existing while black, fame, ferguson, Film, film industry, forest whitaker, harvard, HBO, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Macy's, michael brown, Milano Market, New York City, NYCLU, NYPD racial profiling, plainclothes officer, police, Police Brutality, race, racism, Robert Brown, Safe House, shopping while black, stereotypes, stop and frisk, the war at home, the war at home column, Trayon Christian, Treme, universities, W.E.B. DuBois Institute, walking while black

Corinne Gaston
Deputy Opinion Editor

We’re human. We shouldn’t have to be famous to get the country’s attention.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Ferguson, Mo. Is Making Us Confront Racism In The Media

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Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

What picture would they show if you were gunned down?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Protestors Defy Curfew In Ferguson, Mo.

Comments (2) | black youth shot, bob mcculloch, brown killed, curfew, darren wilson, dorian johnson, fatal police shooting, ferguson, ferguson Missouri, ferguson protests, ferguson riots, jay nixon, michael brown, National, Police Brutality, police shooting, police violence, Ronald Johnson, state of emergency, thomas jackson, unarmed black teenager

A demonstrator stands near a cloud of tear gas after police fired the gas at demonstrators. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Will Federman
Editor-in-Chief

Gov. Jay Nixon declares a State of Emergency in St. Louis suburb.

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