July 28, 2020
Companies are struggling to engage with today’s activists — a new survey explores why
This article was originally published on The Conversation .
Dozens of companies with no track record of activism have made...
July 13, 2020
Smartphone witnessing becomes synonymous with Black patriotism after George Floyd’s death
This article is republished with permission from The Conversation .
A flashbulb emits a high-pitched hum. A photograph of the legendary 19th-century abolitionist and newspaperman Frederick Douglass fades in on-screen.
We hear...
July 10, 2020
Annenberg Inclusion Initiative extends agreement with Universal Music to research on racial inequality in the music industry
Black artists consistently top the popular music charts, but African Americans and other people of color are not adequately represented in decision-making roles in the music business. Systemic inequality in leadership positions extends to all aspects of the music industry. In light of renewed and persistent calls for equity across industries, the...
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July 8, 2020
Networks, teams and interactions in the digital age
Using Github and Wikipedia to understand broader trends and patterns in the online community, Marlon Twyman II , assistant professor of communication, explains his research exploring collective memory, collaboration and the Black Lives Matter social movement.
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June 26, 2020
Rethinking the K-pop industry’s silence during the Black Lives Matter movement
As nationwide protests against police violence and racial inequality continue in the U.S., K-pop fans, famous for their social media savvy , are using their collective...
June 22, 2020
What do the police actually do?
Calls about loud parties, fireworks, road hazards, take up a lot of LAPD time.
What do the roughly 10,000 officers of the Los Angeles Police Department actually do?
The Los Angeles City Council is now considering some sweeping changes to the way LAPD officers operate, potentially pulling them away from responding to many non-emergency situations and replacing police officers...
June 3, 2020
It can’t happen here — and then it did
This article is republished with permission from The Conversation .
When Americans think of journalists attacked, arrested or imprisoned while doing their job, they think of it happening in distant lands — in places like...
May 29, 2020
Reflecting on the case of Cyntoia Brown — talking with the director of ‘Murder to Mercy’
Cyntoia Brown walked out of prison in August 2019 after serving 15 years of a life sentence for a murder she committed when she was 16. Her story is the focus of “ Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story, ” a Netflix feature documentary.
Dan Birman...