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The Unspoken Truth, Cherese Butler

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This documentary aspires to inform the public about the discrimination dark-skinned black women face within the entertainment and beauty industry. The census has predicted the United States of America will get more brown, but dark-skinned black women still feel underrepresented in the media. I decided to show my journey to confidence in the documentary in addition, to the process of figuring out how dark-skinned women can gain more exposure in these industries. Over the course of 10 months, I interviewed dark-skinned women in the beauty and entertainment industry, as well as women in other professions to find out how years …

Saving Diy Spaces, Katherine Lavacca

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Saving DIY Spaces explores the importance of DIY spaces– places for artists to express themselves and connect to their communities– as well as the threat they face from the city’s MARCH task force. Integral performance spaces like Shea Stadium, Market Hotel, Palisades and many more have been shuttered by the city’s MARCH taskforce, a collection of city agencies (department of buildings, NYPD, FDNY, liquor authorities, etc.) within the last decade. According to a study conducted by the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, 20% of small venues have closed within the last 15 years putting pressure on spaces that are …

How The “Greatest Rapper Alive” Returned Hip Hop To Its Political Roots, Meeran Karim

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Rapper Kendrick Lamar’s powerful documentation of his own personal struggles and that of a country overcome with racial strife have revitalized the genre of hip hop music. More than just the “greatest rapper alive,” Lamar is also one of the most important storytellers in America today.

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https://medium.com/@meeran.karim/kendrick-lamar-hiphop-political-roots-19e3f5e48385