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McKinney, TX: The Latest on the Situation and A Call-Out to White Feminists

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Here’s what’s been going down since the world learned about that awful McKinney pool party incident.

What's Happening: #McKinney Edition

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Another day, another assault against blackness. 

Exclusive Interview: Brie Eley ("Blind Date Rules")

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Brie Eley is hoping to shake things up in Hollywood with the rom-com short Blind Date Rules. The film’s trailer has already been a part of COLOR’s semi-weekly trailers/posters/promos round-up, and I’m happy to say that I’m back with the first of a round of interviews from the folks behind the short film. In this interview,…

Queer Coded: Captain America and the Falcon

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All right, True Believers! Some of you may vehemently disagree with this…and a lot of you won’t, especially if you did some of the fandom digging I’ve done, and ESPECIALLY especially if you’ve watched Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier. If you’ve seen that film and you came away with the thought, “Are Cap and Falcon…

Flying the Islamophobic Skies: Tahera Ahmad's Ordeal with Shuttle America

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One of the stories I’d been monitoring this week was one involving Tahera Ahmad, Director of Interfaith Engagement and Associate University Chaplain at Northwestern University, and her horrible experience while flying Shuttle America, one of the smaller airline companies partnered with United Airlines. In case you haven’t heard about the ordeal, here’s a quick rundown. 

Catilyn Jenner's Vanity Fair Cover Launches Social Media Discussion of Transgender Issues

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As I wrote yesterday, Caitlyn Jenner’s Vanity Fair cover took social media by storm and it’s shockwaves are still being felt. But, while there is much reason to celebrate, there’s also a fair amount of discussion that’s now taking place, a lot of which is necessary to pause, read, and take in.

"Aloha" and the History of The "Asian/Pacific Islands" Hollywood War Movie

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I love Bradley Cooper. I love Emma Stone. I do not love Aloha. Neither does Hawaii. (You can read Sony’s “We have our own Hawaiian supporters so the film’s not offensive” defense here.) It’s one of those movies you know everything about it without having to watch it. Just viewing the trailer is enough. And, if you’ve viewed…

What's Happening: Native Fashion, Minnesota's First Hijab-Wearing Police Officer, Asian Protesters Stand with Akai Gurley and More

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Here’s what happened this week and last week and maybe the week before that. 

ICYMI: This Week in Blogs

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I had a lot of posts here, but I had to whittle it down to five. Here we go!

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