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Jenni Young

Trayvon Martin Cartoon: The Daily Texan Apologizes, Cartoonist No Longer On Staff - 0 views

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    The University of Texas at Austin's student newspaper, The Daily Texan, apologized Thursday for a controversial cartoon published earlier this week about the Trayvon Martin shooting.
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    The University of Texas at Austin's student newspaper, The Daily Texan, apologized Thursday for a controversial cartoon published earlier this week about the Trayvon Martin shooting.
Jenni Young

When The Media Treats White Suspects And Killers Better Than Black Victims - 0 views

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    This pervasive and not-so-subtle media bias is right in front of your eyes....
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    This pervasive and not-so-subtle media bias is right in front of your eyes....
Jenni Young

Coverage Of Michael Brown Shooting Story Triggers Brilliant #IfTheyGunnedMeDown Hashtag - 0 views

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    The Hashtag #IfTheyGunnedMeDown tweets feature two different photos of the same person and the question, "If they gunned me down, which picture would they use?"
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    The Hashtag #IfTheyGunnedMeDown tweets feature two different photos of the same person and the question, "If they gunned me down, which picture would they use?"
Jenni Young

Rhymes With Rage: Hip-Hop Inspired By the Death of Trayvon Martin | Village Voice - 0 views

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    Chuck D famously once said "Rap is CNN for black people". And since the tragic death of Trayvon Marton 16 months ago, hip-hop has filed many a report on him.
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    Chuck D famously once said "Rap is CNN for black people". And since the tragic death of Trayvon Marton 16 months ago, hip-hop has filed many a report on him.
Jenni Young

Media Coverage of Trayvon Martin Case - 0 views

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    New York Times columnist Charles Blow talked about media coverage of race in general, and the Trayvon Martin case specifically.
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    New York Times columnist Charles Blow talked about media coverage of race in general, and the Trayvon Martin case specifically. 
Jenni Young

Top 10 Protest Symbols - Photo Essays - TIME - 0 views

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    Whether standing before a column of tanks or knocking down the Berlin Wall in November 1989, these figures came to epitomize and humanize their struggle
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    Whether standing before a column of tanks or knocking down the Berlin Wall in November 1989, these figures came to epitomize and humanize their struggle
Jenni Young

The Death And Uneasy Rebirth Of Cambodia's Psychedelic Rock : Code Switch : NPR - 0 views

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    An unlikely music nearly silenced by the Khmer Rouge is being replayed and remixed by young performers of Cambodian descent. But changing up the oldies has landed some musicians in hot water.
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    An unlikely music nearly silenced by the Khmer Rouge is being replayed and remixed by young performers of Cambodian descent. But changing up the oldies has landed some musicians in hot water.
Jenni Young

Behind A Twitter Campaign, A Multitude Of Stories : Code Switch : NPR - 0 views

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    The #IfTheyGunnedMeDown hashtag, featuring pointedly juxtaposed images of the same person, drew plenty of coverage this week. We wanted to hear more about some of the individuals in the photos.
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    The #IfTheyGunnedMeDown hashtag, featuring pointedly juxtaposed images of the same person, drew plenty of coverage this week. We wanted to hear more about some of the individuals in the photos.
Jenni Young

Muhammad Ali on Black & White - YouTube - 0 views

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    1971 interview with Muhammad Ali on the way black people were treated: "..and the angel food cake was the white cake, and the devil food cake was the chocolate cake". He also explains why he changed his name from Cassius Clay and converted to Islam.
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    1971 interview with Muhammad Ali on the way black people were treated: "..and the angel food cake was the white cake, and the devil food cake was the chocolate cake."
Jenni Young

Who Speaks Wukchumni? - Video - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    This short documentary profiles the last fluent speaker of Wukchumni, a Native American language, and her creation of a comprehensive dictionary.
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    This short documentary profiles the last fluent speaker of Wukchumni, a Native American language, and her creation of a comprehensive dictionary.
Jenni Young

If Headlines Treated Women Like People, Not Objects - 2 views

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    Internet tabloid headliness often treat female celebrities as zoo animals, not real people. Women's media criticism blog Vagenda Magazine asked their Twitter followers to rewrite headlines about female celebrities - and the Internet delivered.
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    Internet tabloid headliness often treat female celebrities as zoo animals, not real people. Women's media criticism blog Vagenda Magazine asked their Twitter followers to rewrite headlines about female celebrities - and the Internet delivered.
Jenni Young

The Vagenda | Like King Lear but for girls - 0 views

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    "A zero tolerance guide to the media". Vagenda critiques the mainstream women's press.
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    "A zero tolerance guide to the media". Vagenda critiques the mainstream women's press.
Jenni Young

Jane Elliott on Oprah - YouTube (1) - 0 views

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    Jane Elliott, who created the blue eyes v brown eyes experiment to show how racism affects people, appeared on the Oprah show in 1992.
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    Jane Elliott, who created the blue eyes v brown eyes experiment to show how racism affects people, appeared on the Oprah show in 1992.
Jenni Young

Jane Elliott on Opraph - YouTube (2) - 0 views

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    Jane Elliott, who created the blue eyes v brown eyes experiment to show how racism affects people, appeared on the Oprah show in 1992.
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    Jane Elliott, who created the blue eyes v brown eyes experiment to show how racism affects people, appeared on the Oprah show in 1992.
Jenni Young

The Angry Eye with Jane Elliott - YouTube - 0 views

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    Hailed as "a fascinating revisit" to the famous 1968 Blue-Eyes/Brown-Eyes Exercise in discrimination by Jane Elliott, this film documents the effects of racial prejudice with startling force and emotional intensity.
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    Hailed as "a fascinating revisit" to the famous 1968 Blue-Eyes/Brown-Eyes Exercise in discrimination by Jane Elliott, this film documents the effects of racial prejudice with startling force and emotional intensity.
Jenni Young

The Event: How Racist Are You? with Jane Elliott (Channel 4) (FULL) - YouTube - 0 views

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    For this 2009 documentary Jane Elliott, a controversial former schoolteacher from Ohio, is recreating the shocking blue eyes v brown eyes exercise she used forty years ago to teach her nine year-old pupils about prejudice.
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    For this 2009 documentary Jane Elliott, a controversial former schoolteacher from Ohio, is recreating the shocking blue eyes v brown eyes exercise she used forty years ago to teach her nine year-old pupils about prejudice.
Jenni Young

Why Chinese Students Don't Need an English Name: VOA Student Union - 1 views

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    Names can be a tricky thing for an international student, so many choose an English name, but some are changing back to their original names.(Blog)
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    Names can be a tricky thing for an international student, so many choose an English name, but some are changing back to their original names.(Blog)
Jenni Young

New Life in U.S. No Longer Means New Name - 1 views

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    Many immigrants to the US no longer change their names to fit in. Newcomers see less reason to Anglicize surnames and have a desire to retain their ethnic heritage in America.
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    Many immigrants to the US no longer change their names to fit in. Newcomers see less reason to Anglicize surnames and have a desire to retain their ethnic heritage in America.
Jenni Young

The Name's Du Xiao Hua, But Call Me Steve - 1 views

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    What's up with Chinese people having English names? Writer Huan Tsu wonders why Chinese people are so keen to adopt English names?
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    What's up with Chinese people having English names? Writer Huan Tsu wonders why Chinese people are so keen to adopt English names?
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    What's up with Chinese people having English names? Writer Huan Tsu wonders why Chinese people are so keen to adopt English names?
Jenni Young

Can a 'Black' Name Affect Job Prospects? - ABC News - 0 views

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    Can a 'Black' Name Affect Job Prospects? Study shows that recruiters have a preference for 'white' sounding names.
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    Can a 'Black' Name Affect Job Prospects? Study shows that recruiters have a preference for 'white' sounding names.
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