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Broadway’s Movin’ On Up! Dissecting Diversity In Modern Casting

Live theatre has carried its legacy down the years. An element of what remains is its exclusivity. This exclusivity extends itself through various facets location,…
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How Highest-Grossing Films Fail to Tell Diverse Stories In the Twenty-First Century

The biggest movies of the twenty-first century have pushed for more inclusive storytelling and an ensemble of diverse characters. Unfortunately, they continue to remain white-centric…
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The Alarming Disparity Between Film Critics and Their Consumers 

For generations, the critics on board the major film festivals have looked exactly like most of those who make the films: male and white. It…
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Bad Miracles: Jordan Peele’s Nope and the Duality of Spectacle

Jordan Peele’s Nope (2022) is a film that is fundamentally concerned with how spectacle erases cultural agency. It takes Peele’s previous concerns with black identity,…
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Diversity in Film Festivals: 35% POC and 8% Women

Film festivals are an instrumental aspect of our society that influence and shape the culture we practice. Thus, these festivals need to be inclusive and…
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Baseball Umpires: A Need to Bring More Minority Representation

Baseball umpires are an essential part of the sport due to their ability to make decisions on difficult plays and enforce the game’s rules. MLB…
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Asians in Baseball: The Difficult Journey to Enter the Majors

Asian Americans and Asian international players are highly underrepresented in Major League Baseball (MLB). This article explores the lack of representation and what the MLB…
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Why Are People of Color So Scarce in Pro Cycling?

On May 17, Eritrean cyclist Biniam Girmay won stage 10 of the Giro d’Italia, becoming the first Black African to win a stage at a…
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African Americans in Baseball: Bases Empty

Major League Baseball (MLB), America’s oldest professional sports league founded in the 1870s, marked history when drafting its first African American player in 1947. MLB…
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How Does Atlanta Handle the White Savior Trope Using Surrealism?

Atlanta has returned with a third season from its almost four-year hiatus. It sticks to its formula of simultaneously being a comedy and a social…
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