Archive for the 'Octavia Spencer' tag

Watch: Fruitvale Station Has A Trailer And An Opening Date

May 22nd, 2013 by Arturo

By Arturo R. García When last we left Ryan...
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Posted in casting, celebrities, hollywood, movies, policing/justice, race relations, storytelling, violence, youtube | No comments

Meanwhile, On TumblR: Octavia Spencer Snubbed At The Newsstands

October 11th, 2012 by Andrea

By Andrea Plaid I have to admit it: as much as...
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Posted in Meanwhile On TumblR, african-american, beauty, black, celebrities, fat phobia, gender, hollywood, images, magazines, race, sexuality, white, women, women of color | 3 comments

All Things Old Hollywood: Blackface At The Oscars

February 29th, 2012 by Guest Contributor

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Posted in black, celebrities, comedy, ethnocentrism, everyday racism, movies, race & representations, racism nostalgia | 20 comments

Afternoon Open Thread: The 2012 Oscars

February 27th, 2012 by Arturo

By Arturo R. García Academy Awards? More like...
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Posted in diversity, movies, race & representations | 18 comments

Choosing between The Help or Faces at the Bottom of the Well: On Reproducing Racially-Easy Work or Constructing Courageously

January 5th, 2012 by Guest Contributor

By Guest Contributor Blanca E. Vega, cross-posted...
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Posted in academia, african-american, books, movies, race & representations, women of color | 14 comments