Please be advised that the following video clips contain explicit language. As I have been reflecting on the outcome of the presidential election, my mind returned many times to the…
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By age 11, Marley Dias is already a seasoned media activist. Frustrated at the lack of books featuring characters to whom she could relate – books with subjects other than “white…
I’m an apologetic sports media addict. I’m well aware of the over-commercialization, the racism, the misogyny and sexism, the fantasy industry swindle, and the onscreen and offscreen inequality, but I…
When a mob of racist, misogynist, fearful and insecure trolls led by Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopolous flooded the Twitter account of Leslie Jones, it looked like the Saturday Night Live…
Here at The LAMP, we have a great deal of respect, admiration and love for the art form known as standup comedy. I consider myself a stand-up junkie, having logged…
I’ll admit that when I first heard that Samantha Bee would have her own Daily Show-type show on TBS, I was concerned. I thought that TBS might relegate her to…
My favorite image by Malian photographer Malick Sidibé is a portrait of a family posing on a motorcycle. The father is striking in his white slacks and dark sunglasses, gripping…
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