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JUST ADD COLOR is in the process of growing in 2016, and one of the ways we’re doing that is by creating COLORBLOCK Magazine, a monthly magazine that features more of the content JUST ADD COLOR has already—analyzing how race and culture are perceived in entertainment, and how those messages affect how we see ourselves….

There are quite a few stereotypes in comic books. Take, for instance, this: @GraphicNovice @BadIdeasPodcast @josephsdsu Uh Oh-Bad Indigenous and Hispanic stereotypes in the same comic pic.twitter.com/27i3yiEAnL — Desmond Hassing (@Dhassing) January 29, 2016 Or this: Here’s the most racist thing that I saw today: a real comic book sidekick from the days of yore….

SPOILERS BELOW! Do you watch the CW’s The 100? The show was breaking ground with its same-sex relationship between fan favorites Lexa and Clarke, but something happened recently that left fans up in arms. If you’re not up to speed, here’s what happened. Lexa inexplicably died during the latest season, leaving fans who loved the…

Some photos from a bridal photo shoot have made the rounds, and they’ve got everyone talking. The photos, taken by Sarah Houston, feature Madeline Stuart, a model with Down syndrome, showcasing several wedding dresses in and around Virginia’s Rixey Manor, a popular wedding spot. Rixey Manor’s owner, Isadora Martin-Dye, commissioned the shoot and told Huffington Post UK,…

Women have enough trouble as it is, but we also face intense scrutiny with beauty and size standards. Even though there’s many different sizes of women and many different standards of beauty, women and girls have to contend with what’s always presented to them as the norm—being tall and thin (but somehow still buxom and…

Did you watch WGN America’s Underground Wednesday night? I did, and it was everything I’d hoped it would be, and it still surprised me with just how much information and action they managed to pack into an hour. I was so tense throughout the hour, I was tired afterwards. There are multitude of reasons to be a…

Have you heard of the DC/Vertigo comic book Scalped? If you’ve been a fan of the comic book, it’s now been greenlit as an upcoming show on WGN America! The Hollywood Reporter has described Scalped as such: “‘Scalped’ is described as a modern-day crime story set in the world of a Native American Indian reservation. It explores…

This is a story that’s been a big dread of mine to write. Not because the issues are hard for me to understand; far from the contrary. I just didn’t want to watch the trailer for this movie. What movie am I talking about? Nina, the beleaguered movie about Nina Simone starring Zoe Saldana and David…

Gods of Egypt is already Hollywood’s first flop, but it’s more than that. It’s a rallying cry for those who know how important it is for whitewashing to end. (However, quiet as it’s kept, Gods of Egypt is also a rallying cry for those who just like good movies; have you seen the awful special effects?)…

1. Chris Rock made everyone uncomfortable, and rightly so.  For a full month, I was on the edge of my seat waiting on what Rock would have to say, and I wasn’t disappointed. Rock is known for going for the jugular, and during the Oscars, he not only went for the jugular, but he went…