Transparency Item: The Perspectives section of the Graphic is comprised of articles based on opinion. This is the opinion and perspective of the writer. It is undeniable how much influence celebrities have on public opinion. Celebrity-endorsed advertisements are found to massively increase confidence and quick decision-making in consumers choosing a product, according to … [Read more...] about Opinion: Celebrity Artists Should Engage More With Politics
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White America, it’s Time to Wake Up
Art by Kris HarperThe biggest disconnect between the #BlackLivesMatter movement and “white America” is not political, economic or institutional — it’s emotional. Of course, there are severe structural inequalities between black and white communities, and of course they merit discussion. For instance, the black unemployment rate has remained twice as high … [Read more...] about White America, it’s Time to Wake Up
SAAJ inspires decade of students
Photo Courtesy of Pepperdine University Up to this point, thousands of undergraduate students have funneled through the 11-year-old child brain colloquium of the three people. Then-professors Cynthia Novak and Lee Ann Carroll and professor Jeff Banks founded the Social Action and Justice program in the fall of 2002. “We wanted to establish more personal relations with … [Read more...] about SAAJ inspires decade of students