Written by National Hispanic Media Coalition on July 14, 2014 Dear Latin@ Leader: From protest songs, to news stories, to campaigns for social change, our community has long understood that the right and power to tell our own stories is critical in our fight for human dignity and equality. Network Neutrality rules, also known as Read more
On Thursday May 15th the Federal Communications Commission is set to vote on a proposal that would give corporations like Verizon and Comcast the power to create a fast lane and a slow lane on the Internet. Read about why this fight has major implications for communities of color.
Critics have rightly argued that if the merger is approved, customers will experience less choice and higher cable bills as a result of increasing media monopolization. What tends to fly under the radar in this debate are further dangers that disproportionately impact underserved communities: the merger’s likely impact on media diversity and community-based media infrastructures, and Comcast’s ongoing attack on organized labor
They own many of the channels you watch on your TV and browse through the interwebs. This group of companies makes the Robber Barons of the 19th century look like amateur hoarders.
#MediaMadness Bracketology 2014 The tournament to prove which media and tech company is the best at being the worst Read the Rules Here Wireless Conference Pick up your cell phone, it’s likely one of these four companies is your provider. And if they’re not your provider, it’s likely whoever you pay your cell phone bill Read more
They have defined white dominant culture, framed whose stories matter and who is invisible. They are the puppeteers of the Simple Life for a complicated world. They are the BROADCAST CONFERENCE.
What if I told you that in some tournaments it’s not about who’s the best, but who’s the worst? Welcome to #MediaMadness, the annual tournament to prove which corporation is the worst media company.
“Wen Manong is a phrase used to express respect for an older Filipino man. It is an appropriate phrase to reflect the younger generation’s commitment to remember those who came before them and to learn from the past.” This quote kicks off the biography Philip Vera Cruz: A Personal History of Filipino Immigrants and the Read more
Communities of color have a heightened concern (and rightly so) based on long history of surveillance being used by both governments and companies to stifle our social movements and political speech and create a chronic sense of fear in our communities.
On Sunday, February 23rd I had the privilege of speaking at an event in New York City with legacy civil rights leaders, like Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and Freedom Summer founder Bob Moses and playwright John O-Neal. The event, “America at the Turning Point” was a daylong event of conversations sparked by the new Read more