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Tumblr Assignment Part #1

Black-ish is a sitcom of family who juggles personal, family and sociopolitical issues. They are trying to reconcile their desire to stay true to their black identities with their choice to live in a wealthy Suburban white neighborhood. This show aired September 24th 2014 and aired for 8 seasons ending April of 2022. Tracee Elis Ross plays Rainbow Johnson who is the mother and wife. Rainbow is biracial mixed with black and white. Anthony Anderson plays Andre "Dre" Johnson the husband of Rainbow and father of their 5 kids who grew up in low-income neighborhood. Jennifer Lewis played Ruby who was Dre's mother. Lawrence Fishburne played Earl Johnson also known as "Pops" Dre's father. They had 4 children, Yara Shahidi who plays Zoey Johnson (eldest daughter), Marcus Schibiner who plays Andre Johnson Jr. (middle but oldest Son). Then it was the twins Marsai Martin who plays as Diane Johnson and Miles Brown who plays as Jack Johnson. Then towards the ending seasons Bow was pregnant with their 5th child Berlin Gross who played DeVante Johnson. I decided to use this sitcom to shed light on how they used a platform to bring awareness of injustice and race in a comedic way. The goal of the show was comedy centered to achieve the so-called American dream while still preserving a sense of one's own cultural identity.

This video of Tracee speaks on the racial topics that were address in the sitcom.

A picture of every one to have a visual of the characters.

As I correlated this to the readings, I would say that this is similar to the Hapa Project and the identity formation. In the Hapa project people were interviewed to discuss their experiences as being biracial and how people treated them. In Black-ish they did not treat race as an incidental background detail but is apart of the shows identity. They tackled Race in a different way than most. Instead of the normal way of people discussing race they used the platform to show parents how to deal with it in their home and how to discuss it with their children. The sitcom discusses the controversial issues in black culture and American society as a whole. Dre felt that his children were too spoiled and did not not know the injustice of what black people face daily. Both Dre's parents and even Dre made jokes of his wife Rainbows race. Identity formation was the biggest concept that I understood from this sitcom. They're kids went through phases of finding who they were and becoming comfortable in their true selves.

Citations

Fulbeck, K. (2006). Part Asian, 100% Hapa. Chronicle Books.

“black-ish.” (2018, April 17). Afterlives of Slavery. https://afterlivesofslavery.wordpress.com/television/black-ish/

McNamara, M. (2014, September 24). Review: ABC’s “black-ish” gamely takes on racial identity - Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-blackish-review-20140924-column.html

Irvine, M. (2014, October 6). Race, identity and family in ‘Black-ish‘. The DePaulia. https://depauliaonline.com/4315/artslife/race-identity-and-family-in-black-ish/

Long, K. (2017, October 1). Black-ish and the Black experience: diversifying and affirming accurately and authentically. Pressbooks. https://librarypartnerspress.pressbooks.pub/studentessaysculturesitcomv1/chapter/black-ish-and-the-black-experience-diversifying-and-affirming-accurately-and-authentically/

How “black-ish” unpacks hard topics with humor and nuance. (n.d.). YouTube. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=87hH5iavNKM&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fsafe.txmblr.com%2F&embeds_referring_origin=https%3A%2F%2Fsafe.txmblr.com&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title

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By Alexa Schwerha Daily Caller News Foundation Students at DePaul University, a private Catholic university in Illinois, are circulating a petition demanding the elimination of a Christian group after it posted a Q&A on its now-deleted Instagram page denouncing LGBTQ lifestyles,...

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While the majority of US universities don’t have chapters of a fraternity or sorority, at some schools, two-thirds or more of the students belong to a Greek letter organization. Participation is often associated with later positions of power and privilege; for example, a high proportion of 20th century Supreme Court Justices and presidential cabinet members—along with 69% of presidents—belonged to a fraternity in college. DePaul University journalism student Sonal Soni (they/them) believes that the Greek life system should be abolished, and they detail the personal experiences and reflections that led to their position in this July 2020 editorial in the student paper, DePaulia.

QUESTIONS

1. Soni’s opposition to Greek life is stated very clearly and explicitly, so why do they conclude that “Greek life is not a broken system“? Summarize their reasoning. Is their position well argued? Why or why not? Explain your response.

2. In making their argument, Soni uses a detailed personal narrative of their own experiences and attitudes, beginning with their initial opposition to Greek life, followed by an avid embrace of it, and eventually coming back to a stronger opposition than ever, including advocating an end to the fraternity/sorority system. If the ultimate purpose of the essay is to argue for the abolition of Greek life on US campuses, how effective is the rhetorical strategy of Soni’s narrative? Why do you think that? Should they have relied more on data? the opinions of experts? examples of other students? Why or why not? Explain your responses.

3. Does your school have chapters of Greek letter organizations? Do you intend to join a fraternity or sorority or already belong to one? As a college student in the US, that question has probably come up for you, and whether you dismissed the possibility right away or gave it considerable thought and attention, it’s likely you had an opinion or two on the subject even before reading Soni’s essay. How do you respond to Soni’s experience and arguments? Has your position shifted at all as a result of what you read? What conversation might you have if you ran into Soni in a class or at a party? Write an essay explaining your views of fraternities/sororities; if you prefer, write in the form of a letter or direct response to Soni.

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SJP hosted an, “Anti-Hate Rally: Condemn Jason Hill and Hate Speech on Campus.” At the rally, the student president of SJP, Jinan Chehade accused Hill of, “calling for the ethnic genocide of Palestinians.” Chehade also described Hill in a college radio interview, “if what he said were to come into fruition, millions would die.” The Chaplain of, “Muslim Life,” Abdul-Malik Ryan spoke at the rally and proclaimed to the students that Hill was, “openly calling for a group to be exterminated.” SJP board member, Rifqa Falaneh also took the microphone, “DePaul we call on you… You validate the very man who says I don’t deserve to breathe.” In addition, the student newspaper, “The DePaulia,” interviewed both Hill and Falaneh. Hill explained that, “My physical safety was threatened on campus.” In response, Falaneh stated, “I think it’s very ironic what he’s saying.” And, “He’s kind of making us, the students at DePaul, the ones who are inciting this violence, where as he’s the one who published this article, and that whole article is inciting ethnic violence and inciting genocide.” Again, Falaneh repeated that Hill wants to commit genocide. The only problem is that Hill has never called for genocide, which means these students are liars.

So, I want to step in and bring some clarity to the situation: Hill never called for genocide. The student president of SJP, Jinan Chehade is a liar. SJP board member, Rifqa Falaneh is also a liar. Plus, the Chaplain of, “Muslim Life,” Abdul-Malik Ryan is a liar. If I am wrong, then all they have to do is produce this missing quote from Hill where he said he wanted to commit genocide. Don’t worry, it doesn’t exist, so they can’t, it’s all made up lies. Sometimes students are not victims, sometimes they are the ones making the false accusations. Sometimes, you just have to call college students liars.

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Séance #8: Des succès Tiktok qui font des vagues dans les milieux artistiques.

Ayant toujours été une grande admiratrice pour les évènements culturels tels que le cinéma, le théâtre et les festivals diversifiés, le sujet de cette semaine m’intéresse au plus haut point. Depuis plusieurs années, des artistes dans le monde des comédies musicales se positionnent pour ou sont contre l’avenir numérique de la culture plus traditionnelle alimentée par des comités tels que Broadway ou celui de West-End à Londres. Cela étant dit, la pandémie a apporté un arrêt culturel douloureux pour tous dont j’ai moi-même ressentit douloureusement l’absence. Cependant, avec la situation actuelle plusieurs plateformes numériques ont permis aux artistes débutants ou professionnels de pouvoir continuer de créer et de partager.

Qui aurait cru, il y a un an, que nous verrions de nos propres yeux des productions musicales entières se composer sur Internet. En tout cas, sûrement pas moi. C’est à l’automne dernier que j’ai entendu parler pour la première fois de Ratatouille the musical sur la plateforme Tiktok. En seulement deux semaines, j’ai vu une production musicale entière se créer à l’aide de milliers d’individus sur le média social. Des gens de divers secteurs tels que des compositeurs, des danseurs, des chanteurs, des metteurs en scène ont profité du confinement pour créer ce chef-d’œuvre qui a été présenté officiellement le 1er janvier 2021 (Naaman Zhou, 2020: 5). À la suite du succès de la série Bridgerton de Netflix, toujours sur Tiktok, il s’est produit Bridgerton the musical ayant aujourd’hui un album et de futurs projets de création. Un couple sur Tiktok, composé d’une productrice Broadway parle des possibilités du succès des comédies musicales créées sur Tiktok par n’importe qui. Cela soulève une question implicite, est-ce que les gens sur les médias sociaux devraient pouvoir créer du contenu à partir d’éléments ayant une propriété intellectuelle? De plus, il n’y a aucune assurance que les comités accepteront ce type de production. Selon elles, les chances sont minces pour le moment, mais le futur des comédies musicales en ligne comme Hamilton, In the heights de Lin-Manuel Miranda et des productions communes venant des plateformes numériques semble assurées pour le futur de l’industrie.

Cette discussion semble aller de bon train dans l’industrie. Les limites du numérique et du réel sont de plus en plus minces et une remise en question est de mise dans le monde des comédies musicales face à ses nouvelles méthodes de productions en ligne.

Pour l’inspiration

‌Katharine Quinn. (2018, 18 octobre). TikTok. https://www.tiktok.com/@itskatharinequinn?

 Morales, C.  (2021, 31 décembre). “Ratatouille,” the Musical: How This TikTok Creation Came Together. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/theater/ratatouille-tiktok-musical.html

‌Schoonover, N. (2021, 20 septembre). “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” brings the ideas of two content creators to life. The DePaulia https://depauliaonline.com/54855/artslife/the-unofficial-bridgerton-musical-brings-the-ideas-of-two-content-creators-to-life/

 Zhou, N. (2020, 29 décembre). Cast unveiled for “Broadway” debut of TikTok musical Ratatouille. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/dec/29/cast-unveiled-for-broadway-debut-of-tiktok-musical-ratatouille

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ABC News Announces Three Summer Interns Selected in Partnership with NABJ, NAHJ and AAJA

ABC News Senior Vice President for Talent Strategy and Development Galen Gordon sent the following note to the news division announcing three of ABC News’ 32 summer interns have been hired in collaboration with The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) and The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA). Details of each of those interns and their placement are in the below note.

Team,

I am excited to announce ABC News has selected 32 stand-out summer interns joining the organization this year, hailing from 27 different schools and working remote from 16 different states. Three of these interns have been hired through collaboration with the following journalism organizations:

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)

National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ)

The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) 

Carlynn Greene will be interning with ABC News LIVE through a partnership with NABJ. Carlynn is a recent graduate of the University of North Texas and is an education influencer and journalist. She has over 300,000 followers on TikTok alone for her brand, Scholarship Guru, where she provides resources to help people win scholarships. Through her TikTok, YouTube channel, and personal consultation, she has helped students from the U.S. and abroad secure over $2 million in scholarship money and has been awarded 28 scholarships for her own education. Her primary focus in media pertains to news and show production. She hopes to one day create her own show and media company. 

Hillary Flores will be interning with World News Tonight through a partnership with NAHJ. This year's NAHJ internship is named in honor of ABC News correspondent John Quiñones. Hillary is an upcoming Masters of Science in Journalism student at Northwestern University, specializing in Media Innovation and Content Strategy. During her undergrad at DePaul University, she founded La DePaulia, the Spanish reporting section of the school's newspaper. There she oversaw the work of various editors in production, translation, and coverage of Latinx issues. Since its launch, Hillary received local and national media attention and began her freelancing career at Daily Beast, Univision Chicago, Block Club Chicago, and more. Through her work, she hopes to continue sharing diverse stories that evoke change and conversation within communities. 

Thomas Mangloña II will be interning with GMA3: What You Need to Know through a partnership with AAJA. This internship is named in honor of our late colleague, Alexa Valiente. Thomas is Indigenous Chamorro from Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. Territory. He previously reported on regional and local issues for KUAM News on Guam. He also interned on the assignment desk for ABC7 News in San Francisco. Thomas will graduate from Stanford University's Graduate Program in Journalism in June and is a Harry S. Truman Scholar. He is an alumnus of UC Berkeley, where he majored in Media Studies and is a Gates Millennium Scholar. Thomas is an active member of AAJA, where he co-founded the Pacific Islander Task Force to advocate for journalists and coverage across Oceania. He enjoys long bike rides on his home island along the cliff line.

Thank you to NABJ, NAHJ, AAJA, Alisha Cowan-Vieira and the Talent Department at ABC News for their collaborative recruitment efforts.

Please join me in congratulating Carlynn, Hillary and Thomas on their summer internships. 

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Evanston community organizers criticized the City of Evanston’s proposal for African American reparations.

The program proposes Evanston committing $10 million dollars from the city’s cannabis occupation tax towards the overall program. The city will commit $400,000 to the first phase of the plan involving housing, according to the City of Evanston.

“The individuals who qualify and would actually receive a benefit from this program and do not ever get money into their hands,” said community organizer Sebastian Nalls. “This money either goes directly towards the bank, or for the contractor of their choice to redo their home. The residents never receive any form of direct pay.”

Evanston’s first phase of the plan, “Restorative Housing,” will assist families in the areas of home ownership, home improvement and mortgage assistance.

The plan addresses discriminatory housing policies towards Black residents from 1919 to 1969, according to the City of Evanston.

According to a report that Evanston historian Jenny Thompson conducted, “builders did not sell properties to Black households if the homes were outside the area set aside for Black people.”

“Homeowners couldn’t get mortgages or they also would get mortgages that were not as favorable financially as other white homeowners would get so it was fundamentally unequal in the ways that the finances were handled,” Thompson said.

However, community organizers are critical of the proposed plan due to its unusual proposal, lack of qualifiers and future plans.

Anna Grant-Bolton, community organizer for Evanston Fight for Black Lives, said it is “ridiculous” that only a select few will qualify for the reparations.

“All Black folks have been harmed by Evanston’s systemic anti-Blackness, and so it’s a little bit ridiculous that only a select few community members are able to access that,” she said.

Nalls said that currently, 16 individuals, or four families, qualify overall.

The City of Evanston states that on its website, “the program identifies eligible applicants as Black or African American persons having origins in any of the Black racial and ethnic groups of Africa. The person must reside in Evanston at the time of disbursement of funds.”

However, Evanston is willing to hear cases from those who wish to prove their eligibility.

Yet, Grant-Bolton and Nalls said that legal barriers could be another obstacle for Black residents.

“Even out of the people who technically would qualify, you also need the evidence that you qualify, and that’s just not an accessible way to go about it,” Grant-Bolton said. “Lots of folks don’t have access to those resources and access to the time.”

“Ultimately, it’s helping out 16 people in a city of 75,000 where we have a Black community of about 12,000 residents,” Nalls said.

Reject Racist Reparations, an organization opposed to the current proposed plan, said in a statement that “residents have voiced concerns that those who had resided in Evanston outside [1919-1969] have still been susceptible to the same inequities, which prohibits hundreds of families deserving and needing repair from qualifying.”

The effect of racist systems, such as gentrification and redlining, did not stop after 1969 and can still be felt in 2021.

“There are so many different aspects of life that were impacted by racial discrimination and segregation…attached to [the city] for decades,” Thompson said.

“If you were to have lived in Evanston or moved to Evanston in 1970, what’s the difference between that and moving there a year prior?” Nalls said.

Organizers are also calling out that these proposed plans should not be labelled reparations at all, and that Black residents deserve more.

“I think a lot of the problems lie with this current program is that we are diluting the meaning of reparations because reparations is supposed to heal some of the racial wealth gap,” Nalls said. “If we are handicapping residents and saying, ‘you know what their form of reparations should look like, what is entailed and like what they ought to deserve.’ It’s wrong.”

Although Evanston claims that cash payments would be subjected to taxation, Grant-Bolton said the city should pursue direct cash payments.

The City of Evanston did not respond to The DePaulia’s request for comment.

Nalls criticized Evanston’s lack of effort for seeking direct payments.

“There’s ways to circumnavigate this problem, but it’s just whether or not we’re willing to put the time and effort into creating a program like that,” Nalls said.

Evanston is one of the first cities to ever propose plans for reparations, making them a leader in the nation for reparations.

“I think that it’s helpful in providing money to the very few folks that qualify, who need money going to their mortgage, I’m sure that is helpful and I don’t want to downplay that,” Grant-Bolton said.

Yet, federal-issued reparations have never been brought up to rectify for slavery, the Jim Crow South or War on Drugs That may change as House Resolution 40 is set to be approved by the House, according to USA Today. HR 40 will study potential reparations for slavery.

“The issue is that white people want to distance themselves from racism in the past,” Grant-Bolton said.

However, Nalls said that it is critical that Evanston builds the program around direct payments especially to areas like the Second, Fifth and Eighth Ward. These wards have the highest population of Black residents in Evanston.

“I always emphasize that I’m extremely proud of the fact that we actually took the time to research the damage done,” Nalls said.

Restorative Housing is set to address housing inequity. The city has yet to release plans for the future of the program and what other areas they will address.

“I don’t know how exactly they’re addressing the post-1969, but I think in some of their language, they do allow for things that could have happened after that day, and that people can still make claims that relate to times after that,” Thompson said.

As the new City Council is set to come into office later this year, they will be responsible for the future of the program.

Reject Racist Reparations and Evanston Fight for Black Lives will be involved with working out details for the future of the program with the new city council.

“The damage is not gone,” Nalls said.

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Argentinas Macri faces growing discontent amid economic woes The DePaulia

Argentina's Macri faces growing discontent amid economic woes The DePaulia Argentina's president, Mauricio Macri, is received in Brazil on Feb. 7, 2017. The Argentine peso closed at an all-ti Buenos Aires news today