Alt-Right Algorithms Vera Pavlovich, Loyola University Maryland Despite the decrease in popularity of the original alt-right YouTube influencers, the alt-right pipeline is still alive and thriving.… May 28, 2024
The Soft Girl Era & it’s Popularity Amongst Black Women Allegra Walker, University at Albany - SUNY The Soft Girl era is not just a trend about aesthetics or fashion — it's a movement of empowerment and self-affirmation for Black women.… March 9, 2024
Dramageddon: The Controversy That Broke YouTube Julia Ray, Northern Arizona University What could some catty drama from beauty influencers shows us about the shift in modern parasocial relationships? A lot...… November 28, 2023
What Can the AIDS/HIV Crisis Really Teach Us About Coronavirus? Nina Dutta, Occidental College Drawing parallels from the AIDS/HIV crisis, the U.S. government should be held accountable and push past stigmas and prejudices in order to stop the pandemic.… March 23, 2020
10 Black YouTubers To Check Out for Black History Month Alyssa Alexander, SUNY Buffalo State You won't see too many black creators advertised on the video-sharing site, so here's something to help get you started.… February 24, 2020
HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ Is All About Change Brendan Bell, Towson University HBO’s adaption of the iconic comic caused controversy over creative liberties taken with its source material.… January 20, 2020
Looking For a New Series? Check Out Netflix’s ‘Spinning Out’ Kristin Auld, St John’s University You better skate to it!… January 17, 2020
The Nonsense That Wrestling Fans Have To Deal With Brendan Bell, Towson University Who knew a soap opera with men in tights could have so much ignorance surrounding it?… January 15, 2020
Jim Cornette’s Joke Is a Reminder of Professional Wrestling’s Racism Brendan Bell, Towson University Bad jokes aren’t the only racist things to come out of wrestling.… December 1, 2019
The ‘Big Brother’ Finale Takes a Moment for Self-Reflection Emma Lichtenstein, Brandeis University The long-running reality show's season finale — which finally looked at some of its problematic issues — was actually good.… October 7, 2019
‘When They See Us’ Exposes the Danger of White Feminism Lauren Prestia, University of Massachusetts Lowell How Linda Fairstein’s bigotry prevented real justice for Trisha Meili and other women.… June 30, 2019
What It’s Really Like to Be a Non-White on a U.S. College Campus Lauren Do, Davidson College Why attending a PWI can feel like you've overcome one hurtle in life just to be met with another.… June 11, 2019
NYC Has Banned Hair Discrimination, and Everyone Should Follow Their Lead Emma Uk, Brookdale Community College The new law aims to tackle one of the most pervasive, but subtle forms of racism.… March 1, 2019
The Jussie Smollett Saga Reveals, Once More, the Opportunism of Modern Politics Maya Butler, Baylor University Smollett, if guilty, is stupid. But the politicians, no matter what, were self-seeking.… February 28, 2019
Why Can’t We Say ‘Racist’? Marianne Quijano, Texas A&M University Amidst Trumpian politics, Americans are growing reticent to call out bigotry.… January 19, 2019
How Permit Patty’s Job as a Cannabis CEO Perpetuated Her Racist Attitude Melissa Lee, State University of New York at Oswego Turns out the whole Permit Patty thing is a little more racist than we thought.… July 6, 2018
ABC Drops ‘Roseanne’ After Racist Tweets Rebecca Crosby, American University Oh, the irony.… May 30, 2018
Racial Profiling Is on the Loose on College Campuses Ellyot Chen, Pasadena City College If you find that hard to believe, you might be part of the problem.… May 18, 2018
What Racist Promposals Say About Race Relations in the U.S. Kayla Platoff, Maryville University The younger generation might not be so inspiring after all.… May 16, 2018
Was Shakespeare a White Supremacist? Kayla Lichtman, Middlebury College Andrew Watring of American University confronts the issue of racism in classic theater in his bold new play 'Shakespeare is a White Supremacist.'… May 12, 2018
‘Dear White People’ Season 2 Is the Black College Drama the World Deserves Onaje McDowelle, University of Texas at Austin The Netflix Original is an intimate and refreshing portrait of the complexities of black student life at predominately white institutions.… May 11, 2018
A #MeToo Activist Has Been Accused of Sexual Harassment and Anti-Asian Remarks Alex Johnson, New York University Christina Garcia has been accused of a slew of sexually inappropriate advances by male staff members.… April 24, 2018
The Evolving State of South Asian Representation Rakshya Devkota, Saint Louis University Let’s elevate South Asian creators who are addressing the lack of brown representation in TV and film, unlike 'The Simpsons' creators who refuse to.… April 23, 2018
Texas State University Student Body President Impeached Dominique Bander, Loyola University Maryland Connor Clegg, the student body president of Texas State in San Marcos, was found guilty of all six articles of impeachment.… April 19, 2018
How YouTube Intellectuals Are Enabling Modern Racism Tabitha Prisinzano, Columbia College of Missouri The promotion of pseudoscience in the vlogosphere is contributing to a culture of hate on YouTube.… April 14, 2018
The Systemic Effects of Racial Profiling on People of Color Ellyot Chen, Pasadena City College Being stopped by a police officer is definitely not a great way to end the day, especially if it’s just for broken taillights.… April 10, 2018
Muslims in Baltimore Protest After Stephon Clark’s Death Alex Johnson, New York University The 22-year-old is the latest black man to be unjustly killed for a crime he had nothing to do with.… April 2, 2018
Exploring the Racial Bias in ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Grace John, Rutgers University Fans and contestants have noticed that the entertaining, drama-filled show is actually pretty controversial.… March 29, 2018
The Symbolic Figurehead of Brown v. Board of Education Has Died Erin Alexander, Middle Tennessee State University As a 9-year-old in Topeka, Kansas, Linda Brown Thompson’s desire to go to school with her friends would later change the course of history.… March 27, 2018
Is the U.S. National Anthem Racist? Elise Bortz, New York University Recent incidents with football players kneeling during the national anthem have people questioning one of the oldest pieces of U.S. history.… March 15, 2018
Why Lebron Won’t, and Other Athletes Shouldn’t, ‘Shut Up and Dribble’ Adriana Luna, Northwest Vista College The king speaks on the political divide in the country and influences others to speak up. … March 5, 2018
Why DNA Ancestry Tests Are Struggling to Avoid White Bias Isabelle Mencia, University of Florida Part of the problem boils down to plain old record-keeping, but most ancestry tests could be doing a lot more.… March 5, 2018
How Should We Teach Kids About Slavery? Not Like This Ellyot Chen, Pasadena City College A New York City school went to the extreme to educate its students about slavery, but it didn't go over well.… February 27, 2018