Another View – Pop Culture and the African American Community


Monique wins an Oscar for portraying an abusive mother. A white sorority wins a national “step show” competition but suddenly the judges change their minds and declare an African American sorority a winner, too. Retired national news anchor Dan Rather makes a comparison using President Obama and watermelon. On the next Another View, we’re talking about the way African Americans are portrayed in pop culture. Join our discussion with Professor Eleanor Earl, Cinema Program Coordinator at Hampton University; Bill Thomas, Community Activist; Dr. Wanda Brockington, Chair of Norfolk State University’s School of Mass Communications and Journalism; and Roger Chesley, Associate Editor of the Virginian-Pilot. Plus, go behind the scenes of “Porgy and Bess”.

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