Cultural appropriation does not exist. “Cultural appropriation” as described by Susan Scafidi, a law professor at Fordham University, is “taking intellectual property, traditional knowledge, cultural ...
My favorite young country singer, Kacey Musgraves, has been criticized for wearing a traditional Vietnamese dress. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized profusely after old pictures ...
Cultural appropriation is a hot topic that has gained significant attention in recent years, though it’s been happening for much longer. But what is cultural appropriation exactly? According to ...
One of the early stars of cinema, Al Jolson is also one of the most problematic. From an era that gave us the 1915 racist film The Birth of a Nation, a celebration of the Ku Klux Klan featuring White ...
A recent article in The New York Times, “Does the Meaning of a Song Change Depending on Who Wrote It?,” by Esau McCaulley, an assistant professor of the New Testament at Wheaton College, addresses an ...
Kayla Le, known as SAILORR, has emerged as a rising R&B star, but her rapid ascent has sparked debate. Cultural appropriation allegations have surfaced, with critics questioning her use of African ...
On May 10, Netflix dropped its four-part docuseries, Queen Cleopatra. Executive produced by actress Jada Pinkett-Smith as part of her African Queens series, Queen Cleopatra focuses on Cleopatra VII, ...