Welcome Back to Melanated Media Moments with Anitiz Muonagolu. This segment of the Melanated Muckrake is a great way to stay informed on what happens to minority communities whether at Pepperdine, the country or around the globe
Anitiz Muonagolu
The Power Behind A Name
A name can connect someone to their heritage, carry symbolic meaning and shape a person’s identity. Three individuals discuss their relationship with and understanding of their names, showing the power one word can have on a person’s life.
Melanated Media Moments: October 18th-Oct 24th
Introducing Melanated Media Moments with Anitiz Muonagolu. The news is a great way to stay informed on what happens to minority communities and the world around us and what happens when the world forgets about it.
Christianity: A Worthy Faith for BIPOC or a Continued Instance of Forced Assimilation
Joined by Pepperdine professors Christina Littlefield and Zachary Luben, the Melanated Muckraker goes into a deep discussion on the harmful effect of Christianity and what makes it worthwhile for POC to follow it. Debating ideas of contextualization, history, the new testament, the MM will try to give an answer to see if BIPOC should be a part of the Christian community.
Free At Last Oh Free At Last! Thank God for Juneteenth
Guest speaker Myles Dennis joins co-hosts Celine Foreman and Anitiz Muonagolu for a compelling conversation regarding Juneteenth, Black History, Critical Race Theory and commercialization. This is a timely conversation you won’t want to miss!
Opinion: Acknowledge Preferences and Banish Baseless Bias
Roses are red, violets are blue; race shouldn’t be the reason someone doesn’t love you. It’s time for America to re-evaluate what its prejudices are and learn the true definition of a preference.
3. Failure to Live Up to Ideals Part 2: Pepperdine and Students of Color
The controversial email shared by Dean of the School of Public Policy Pete Peterson spurred many conversations among various parts of the Pepperdine community. In part two of this two part series, four Pepperdine students of color joins hosts Anitiz Muonagolu and Emily Shaw in discussing how this controversy has impacted them and their thoughts and experiences at Pepperdine.
2. Failure to Live Up to Ideals Part 1: Competing Stories of America
One of the conversations spurred by the controversial email shared by Dean of the School of Public Policy Pete Peterson is the debate occurring throughout the nation on what is “true American history”? In this two part series, History professor Stewart Davenport joins hosts Anitiz Muonagolu and Emily Shaw in understanding how this recent controversy at Pepperdine fits into this larger conversation.
1. The Limits and Possibilities of National Hispanic Heritage Month
The Melanated Muckraker — hosted by Anitiz Muonagolu and Emily Shaw —explores the complexities of race and cultures and the impact these have on our lives by sharing the stories and experiences of BIPOC.
Introducing PGM’s New Podcast: The Melanated Muckraker
Pepperdine Graphic Media introduces The Melanated Muckraker, a new podcast where hosts Anitiz Muonagolu and Emily Shaw dive into how race and culture affect our communities and lives.
