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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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Antaeus Presents A Searing Production Of ‘Wedding Band’

Comments (2) | Alice Childress, Antaeus, Gregg T. Daniels, interracial marriage, Leo Marks, North Hollywood, race, Theater, Theater and Dance, Veralyn Jones, Wedding Band

Julia (Veralyn Jones) reflects on the implications of her taboo romance. (Geoffrey Wade Photography)

Maureen Lee Lenker
Contributor

Alice Childress’ “Wedding Band” is anything but black and white.

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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.

 

Film Review: 'Dear White People'

Comments (1) | black, black community, code red, college, Comedy, criticism, dear white people, dennis haybert, Film, Film and TV, ghetto themed parties, Justin simien, race, racism, satire, Sundance, tessa thompson, tyler james williams

The Black Student Union is flabbergasted as they read the "African American" party invite (Code Red/Homegrown Pictures)

Corinne Gaston
Deputy Opinion Editor

Provocative and cathartic, "Dear White People" makes statements on race that everyone's talking about.

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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.

 

The Role Of A Latina Woman In Hollywood

Comments (0) | actress, Alexa Vega, Alexis Bledel, Bella Thorne, Christina Milian, culture, Demi Lovato, Entertainment News, Eva Mendes, Gina Rodriguez, hollywood, Jane the Virgin, Jessica Aleba, latina, Naya Rivera, race, Sara Paxton, Selena Gomez, Sofia Vergara, stereotypes, Victoria Justice, women

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Barbara Estrada
Staff Reporter

When you mix Latinas in Hollywood things turn spicy. 

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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.

 

How Ebola Is Spreading Racism

Comments (0) | Africa, africa is a continent, Africa is a country, African immigrants, African tourism, Africans, AIDS, Ayob, Columnist, disease, disease stigma, ebola, Ebola in Dallas, Ebola in th United States, Ebola outbreak, Ebola racism, Ebola symptoms, ebola virus, generalizing Africa, Guinea, hiv, HIV/AIDS, Justine Sacco, liberia, Opinion, race, racism, racist, Sierra Leone, the war at home, the war at home column, thomas eric duncan, West Africa

Corinne Gaston
Deputy Opinion Editor

Are race-based fears of Ebola in the Unitd States feeding into the stereotype of the "diseased African?"

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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.

 

Sorry, You Can't Compare Abortion To The Holocaust

Comments (4) | 19 and Counting, abortion, campaign, dehumanization, Duggar Family, Education, evolution, Holocaust, instagram, Jessa Duggar, Jim Duggar, New York City, Opinion, prochoice, Prolife, race, racism, reality tv, society, the Holocaust, tlc, university of alabama

Nika Shahery
Contributor

Someone tell pro-life supporters there's a more respectful way to advocate.

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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.

 

SCOTUS 2014 Preview: 7 Major Cases The Supreme Court Will Hear This Session

Comments (1) | 2014, Abdul Maalik Muhammad, Abercrombie & Fitch, Alabama, Alabama Democratic Conference, Alabama Legislative Black Caucus, Anthony Elonis, arkansas, civil rights, Civil Rights Act of 1964, constitutional, constitutionality, discrimination, district lines, evidence, executive branch, Facebook, FBI, First Amendment, fish, freedom of religion, gay marriage, Gerrymandering, Gregory Holt, hijab, institutionalized racism, Israel, Jerusalem, John Yates, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Legislative Branch, lyrics, marriage equality, Menachem Zivotofsky, models, National, Palestine, passport, Peggy Young, police, POTUS, pregnancy, pregnancy discrimination act, pregnant, prison, prison rights, prisoner rights, race, racial gerrymandering, racism, rap, rap lyrics, religious freedom, Samantha Elauf, same-sex marriage, same-sex marriage ban, SCOTUS, sketch comedy, sovereignty, The Whitest Kids You Know, threat, united parcel service, UPS, US Constitution, woman, women, women's rights, yarmulke

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Jenny Di
Contributor

With no same-sex marraige cases on the agenda, what will SCOTUS focus on in 2014?

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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.

 

Movie Couples: Where’s The Love For Interracial Love?

Comments (0) | About Last Night, Anna Akanna, Black Couples, column, Columnist, Culture Racism, Ethnic Diversity, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Interracial couples, Lack of Ethnic Diversity, Minorities in Film, Mixed Race Couples, On Reel Diversity, On Screen Couples, Opinion, race, racism, romantic comedies, Single Race, Single-Race Couples, Summer Romance, Think Like A Man Too, West Side Story, what if, White Couples

Juliette Lin
Columnist

Do we really need more movies about all-white couples?

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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.

 

I <3 Feminists Who Critique Other Feminists

Comments (0) | #HeForShe, #MeForWe, Activism, ambassador, amy mmcarthy, Beyonce, binary, black girl dangerous, campaign, class, color, criticism, critique, developing, Emma Watson, equality, feminism, gender, goodwill, men, mia mckenzie, movement, Opinion, Oppression, Pledge, privilege, race, rape, speech, trans, un, un women, United Nations, violence, women, world

Francesca Bessey
Senior Opinion Editor

Fear not, a little constuctive criticism isn't going to sink the feminist movement.

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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.

 

'Black-ish' And Double Consciousness In The Black Family

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https://twitter.com/black_ishABC/media @black_ishABC

Maya Richard-Craven
Columnist

Why is cultural alienation such a big part of depicting the black upper-middle class?

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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.

 

On Reel Diversity: Adding Color To The Casting Call

Comments (1) | Black-ish, casting, casting call, Color Blind, column, Columnists, Cristela, diversity, diversity in television, diversity in film, Ethnic Diversity, ethnicity, Fall Line Up, Fall Premieres, Film, Lack of Diversity, Michael B Jordan, On Reel Diversity, race, scandal, Shonda Rhimes, television

Shows like The Goldbergs seemingly exclude people of color. (@TheGoldbergsABC / Twitter)

Juliette Lin
Columnist

Why is it when directors claim casting is "color blind," the cast just turns out white?

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