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PoC News in America

Busy week this week with groundbreaking Emmy wins, to the Papal visit, to this moment of peak whiteness, and Beyonce slaying at everything because she’s Beyonce. Let’s get to it.

Pop Culture

Viola Davis, Cultivation Theory, and the 2015 #Emmy Awards

Post author By Cate Young
Post date Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015
1 Comment on Viola Davis, Cultivation Theory, and the 2015 #Emmy Awards

I won’t pretend I didn’t cry this morning. I didn’t watch the Emmys live last night, so waking up to the news that not only did Viola Davis win herself an Emmy (as I predicted back when she de-wigged on primetime), but two other black women, (Regina King for American Crime and Uzo Aduba for Orange is […]

Tags cultivation theory, diversity on tv, emmy awards, Emmy's, feminism, racism, Regina King, representations of women of color, Uzo Aduba, Viola Davis, women of color

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PoC News in America

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Friday News Bites: More LGBTQ Progress, Notable Obits + More

Post author By Sara Habein
Post date Friday, July 17th, 2015
6 Comments on Friday News Bites: More LGBTQ Progress, Notable Obits + More

Happy Friday, everyone. Lots to cover this week with everything from 2015 Emmy nominations to new birth control laws to Pluto finally getting its close-up. Let’s get started:

This Week in Misogyny

This Week in Misogyny: Awards Show Edition

Post author By [E] Hillary
Post date Friday, August 29th, 2014
2 Comments on This Week in Misogyny: Awards Show Edition

New Yorkers, be sure to check out the recommended readings before hitting the voting booth in a couple weeks (you are voting in the primaries, right?) so you can be sure to vote for the feminist candidates, who aren’t necessarily the female candidates. We’ve also got updates on the misogyny of the Emmys, lots of terrible […]

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Lunchtime Poll

Lunch Time Poll: Award Shows

Post author By Alyson
Post date Thursday, July 25th, 2013
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Last week, a favorite pastime of mine happened. I am not talking about the baseball all star game. I am talking about the Emmy Award nominations. I am obsessed with awards shows. If they aired the technical Oscars, I would probably at least attempt to watch them.

Tags Academy Awards, emmy awards, ltp, lunchtime poll, modern family, nick offerman, oscars, red carpet, teen choice awards, the big bang theory