All posts by Aph Ko
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Black&Sexy TV
In the event you’re frustrated with the one-dimensional depictions of Blackness in mainstream media culture, I would urge you to look online and check out...
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Linking racism and depression
Photo/CC BY Depression has been an increasingly popular topic in mainstream culture. I’m sure most of us have seen commercials for anti-depressant medications where white...
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Why I don’t wear tampons
Photo from Shattonbury. CC BY According to the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics: About 43 million women in the United States use tampons.(1) A woman who...
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The racialized and classed politics of the “baby bump”
Photo by Inferis. CC BY I can’t help but cringe every time I log onto yahoo news and see the site celebrating the fact that yet...
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Why the “new” Barbie just doesn’t feel new to me
Photo/CC BY There’s been a lot of buzz lately about a new Barbie doll who has the “average woman’s” proportions. . Artist Nickolay...
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De-colonizing The Natural Hair Movement
Photo from Charles Rodstrom. CC BY I’ve had natural hair for around 6 years now. When I was 19 years old, I did the big chop...
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Check out my new web-series called “Tales from the Kraka Tower”
As some of you may already know, I recently launched my web-series, “Tales from the Kraka Tower” which satirizes diversity in higher education. I released...
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Tyler Perry: Is writing FOR black women okay?
Tyler Perry with cast members from “For Colored Girls.” Photo/CC BY If you are an avid movie-goer, you probably already know that Black people are...
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10 awesome musical groups featuring women:
As a musician, I am constantly trying to scope out bands or musicians that are comprised of women! I love rock music and alternative indie...
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Postracial achievements: The media’s fetishization of Lupita Nyong’o and Kwasi Enin.
With all of the celebration over Kwasi Enin, the Black student who got into all 8 Ivy League schools and Lupita Nyong’o as the first...
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White Noah and the white-washing of everything in entertainment
White Noah…and a whole bunch of other white men running. Photo/CC BY I recently saw Noah in movie theaters, and like most, I thoroughly enjoyed the...
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Is Pharrell a Little Too “Happy” that We Forgot about “Blurred Lines”?
Like most of the mainstream populace, I too like the quirky upbeat song “Happy” by Pharrell Williams [although the radio has been playing it...
