Surrounding the comedy that is “What Men Want,” is a story that we’ve all heard before or are all too familiar with.
Category: culture
From Blackface to Blackfishing
“We can appreciate their culture without having to do or wear their hairstyles, or trying to act or be a certain way that we’re not.”
The Hate U Give Might Just Be 2018’s Best Movie
This movie, one with fictional characters and made up neighborhoods, is real. We have all heard of stories like this. We’ve seen them on the news and we’ve seen it for ourselves.
A Few Thoughts about “Crazy Rich Asians”
It’s a story with a main character who never never seems to lose sight of herself.
Racial Profiling Plagues The Nation
Profiling affects everyone, no matter their race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
The Meaning Behind ‘Black Lives Matter’
In affirming that Black Lives Matter, we need not qualify our position. To love and desire freedom and justice for ourselves is a necessity for wanting the same for others.
10 Characters Hollywood Cast as Different Races
Here are a list of characters Hollywood cast as a different race than the written character
Meet Amani Al-Khatahtbeh
In honor of International Women’s Month, ARISE 2.0 celebrates Amani Al-Khatahtbeh a 24-year-old author, blogger, feminist who is Muslim. Amani … More
Come Away Free Yourself, Breathe Be Still
One of the most beautiful things I’ve seen, is to watch a group of people practice Tai Chi at the beach . . .They move with such grace . . . It’s because they have set an intention to experience peace in community