Tag: Yaba A. Blay

  • On ‘Jackson Five Nostrils,’ Creole vs. ‘Negro’ and Beefing Over Beyoncé’s ‘Formation’ ColorLines 2016-02-08 Yaba Blay, Dan Blue Endowed Chair & Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina As you know, the video for Beyoncé Knowles’ “Formation” does the most, from invoking police violence, to flashing back to Hurricane…

  • Join in the #LittleWhiteLie Twitter Chat with Filmmaker @laceyschwartz & More! #LittleWhiteLie, @lwlfilm 2015-06-16, 20:00 EDT (2015-06-17, 00:00Z) An online discussion on Race, Identity and “Little White Lies” Lacey Schwartz, Filmmaker (Little White Lie) Brooklyn, New York Yaba Blay, Author and Professor (1)ne Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race Collier Meyerson, Race & Politics Reporter…

  • The Remix: Dr. Yaba Blay on Colorism, Kendrick Lamar & Trevor Noah The Remix with Dr. James Peterson WHYY 90.9 FM Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2015-04-01 James Braxton Peterson, Host and Associate professor of English Lehigh University, Lehigh, Pennsylvania Comedy Central has named South African comedian Trevor Noah to helm “The Daily Show” when John Stewart departs…

  • Fifteen Projects Selected for Tribeca Film Institute All Access Grants Filmaker 2015-03-19 Scott Macaulay, Editor-in-chief Fifteen works — scripted, documentary and interactive — were selected today for the Tribeca Film Institute‘s All Access program, which offers grant monies and other non-monetary support to projects by creators from statistically underrepresented communities. The projects were chosen from…

  • A Dialogue on Institutional Colorism and Moving Toward Healing with Dr. Yaba Blay For Harriet 2015-01-28 Kimberly Foster, Editor-in-Chief/Publisher For Harriet is nearly five years old, and I’ve learned there are a few topics that are sure to spark contentious debate. Colorism is one of them. Discussions on colorism provoke strong feelings in Black women,…

  • Michael Brown and the deadly effects of colorism Newsworks: WHYY News The Philadelphia Experiment Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2014-10-30 Solomon Jones The outcry triggered by the killings of unarmed men by police officers — from Michael Brown’s shooting death in Ferguson, Mo., to the choking death of Eric Garner in Staten Island, NY — has largely focused…

  • 11-2 Insight Dr. Yaba Blay Author of One Drop – Shifting the Lens on Race Power 99FM, WUSL-FM Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2014-10-30 Loraine Ballard Morill, Host Yaba Blay, Assistant Teaching Professor of Africana Studies Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dr. Yaba Blay author of (1)ne Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race talks about the changing definition of race…

  • One Drop: Drexel professor’s new book explores what determines blackness The Philadelphia Inquirer 2013-11-26 UNLESS YOU want an earful, don’t get Drexel University professor Yaba Blay talking about colorism. She sees examples of discrimination based on skin color everywhere – from drug stores that stock skin-bleaching creams to the online chatter that erupts when photos…

  • America’s sex and race failure: Why Raven-Symone and an Ohio couple are struggling Salon 2014-10-08 Brittney Cooper, Assistant Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and Africana Studies Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey How a TV star shunning labels, and a lesbian couple with a Black baby illustrate the fight to assert one’s humanity…

  • Indie Groundbreaking Book: (1)ne Drop Independent Publisher October 2014 Craig Manning Western Michigan University Landmark Photo Essay Book Seeks to “Shift the Lens on Race” Has the social and political mindset on race in 2014 changed from where it was 100 years ago? What is the definition of “Blackness” in the modern age? These are…