Entries by The Doctor

Perpetuating the Myth: America is a "Post-Racial" Society

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As a follow up to uncovering the undercover message in NBC’s Undercovers…. I know… I couldn’t help myself… Here is Professor Kimberle Crenshaw echoing my sentiment that color-blind, post-racial discourse is toxic for America where we are still dealing with the residue of disenfranchisement of African Americans as well as the continual disenfranchisement of people […]

A Less than Brief Movie Review: Kanye West’s Runaway

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Before I jump into my commentary, let’s be clear: Kanye is NOT the first pop star ever to make a full-length music video… Michael was, of course, but the icon who first came to my mind was Janet Jackson.  I remember distinctly that all of music videos for the album Rhythm Nation: 1814 existed in the same universe, or milieu, and they were woven together by a single thread culminating in the song Rhythm Nation and its music video.