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Pick Ya’ Spots: “Keeping It Real” Vs. “Keeping It Racist”

Posted in DMN Briefing Columns, Stage & Screen by
Lorrie Irby Jackson

Back in the early 90s, when Heavy D & The Boyz released one of their biggest hits, “Got Me Waiting,” the clever rhymes and deft sampling of a Luther Vandross groove made it an instant jam. Unlike some hip-hop of … Read the rest

June 2, 2018
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Weaponized Whiteness: Can We Live?

Posted in Culture & Politics, DMN Briefing Columns by
Lorrie Irby Jackson

In the 2004 film, White Chicks, the idea was a funny one: two bumbling FBI detectives, played by Shawn and Marlon Wayans, are forced to “babysit” a pair of spoiled heiress sisters, Britney and Tiffany, to foil a larger kidnapping … Read the rest

May 19, 2018
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“…But ask yourself, who are THEY to be equal to?!?”

Posted in Culture & Politics, DMN Briefing Columns by
Lorrie Irby Jackson

As a journalist, blogger, and interpreter of current events, I’ve witnessed many incredible moments. The ones that have created a lasting impact, positive or negative, forced me to pause, reassess and do one of two things: double-down on my support … Read the rest

May 5, 2018
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Tales From The Short Side: The Power & Perks of Petiteness

Posted in DMN Briefing Columns, Raising Families by
Lorrie Irby Jackson

Wow……hmmm. This baby’s got some looooong fingers.”

I was lying down on an examination table in the doctor’s office, watching black and white images on a screen as the ultrasound technician moved the wand back and forth across the cold … Read the rest

April 21, 2018
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Unapologetic Blackness: Wakanda, America & The Black Panther

Posted in Culture & Politics, DMN Briefing Columns, Stage & Screen by
Lorrie Irby Jackson

“The world is changing. Soon there will only be the conquered and the conquerors. You are a good man, with a good heart. And it’s hard for a good man to be king.” The Black Panther

It takes more than … Read the rest

February 24, 2018
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Lorrie Irby-Jackson

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