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On Screen Moments in Love and Diversity within the LGBT Community
There is certainly still a lot of work to be done in order to ensure that promoting diversity within the LGBT communities on screen is not reduced to a “ticking the box” exercise.
George Floyd and the Change in Media Conversations about Race
Lack of diversity is felt in the overall quality and emphasis of news coverage. It shapes the language and the narrative portrayed by the media and therefore has the power to shape people’s understandings of events around them.
Is There a Solution to UK Media’s Persistent Islamophobia?
The integrity of UK’s media has been called out several times, and the coverage of the Batley school incident is only one of many that follows anti-Muslim tropes by criminalising Islam and by extension Muslims.
Egyptian Media: A Catalyst for Racism against Nubians
While the Western media has been actively fighting against racism and oppression of minorities, the Egyptian media has become instrumental in oppressing the already oppressed Nubian population in Egypt.
BAME Term Potentially Being Scrapped Creates Wider Conversations
Many Black journalists agree that there may never be a sufficient or agreed upon term for seeking out ethnic minorities as a collective, and that is okay.
The Flaws of the UK’s Race Report and the Responsibility of Journali...
A report does not conclude the final say for our realities, experiences, and hopes for institutional racism to be a thing of the past one day.
George Floyd, the BLM and their impact on the Media: An Overview of MD...
The media shape public opinion and have the power to change the way people approach certain issues. When journalists report on such issues, the understanding of the deep roots of structural racism is important.
Is real life allyship remaining as impactive as it was on social media...
Notice how allyship is defined as a lifelong process? Meaning that when it comes to issues involving justice and racism, it most certainly is not an overnight process.
Writing the Other: Can Literature Escape the Criticism of Cultural App...
Imagination might be key to fiction, but during a time of reckoning in regards to race, how much longer will literature remain out there alone, when other forms of entertainment have moved on?
Racism Disclaimers on TV: Who Are They For?
The lack of clarity around what content warrants racism disclaimers, seems like yet another barrier to diverse programming in the UK.
Reimagining A Diverse and Inclusive Theatrical Space
By: Emilyn Kowaleski Until recently, theatre as we knew it was defined as a live performance, with live actors performed …
Is Hate and Prejudice In Our DNA?
We need to learn how to acknowledge our evolutionary roots while building a better world.
