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Blackness in the DC Comics’ New 52 | Resisting Spectator
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Critical Analyses (and Occasional Appreciation) of Popular Culture. Blackness in the DC Comics’ New 52. Posted by Phillip Lamarr Cunningham, Ph.D. October 15, 2011. In September, DC Comics launched the New 52. A bold initiative to draw in new readers by revising some of the foreboding continuity, renumbering series such as. And offering titles featuring new or revamped characters. Media critic Eric Deggans. A black kid with powers over electricity who once had a popular TV cartoon; the new Blue Beetle.
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Of Baseball and Film: The Importance of Supporting Black Independence | Resisting Spectator
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Critical Analyses (and Occasional Appreciation) of Popular Culture. Of Baseball and Film: The Importance of Supporting Black Independence. Posted by Phillip Lamarr Cunningham, Ph.D. January 25, 2012. In a discussion on a friend and fellow scholar’s Facebook profile about a promotional interview. To Jackie Robinson’s re-integration of Major League Baseball, noting that Robinson’s success had a dramatic impact on the perception of all black baseball players. Only the Ball Was White. This period of independ...
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Still The Greatest Of All Time? Part II: Making A Case Against Rakim | Resisting Spectator
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Critical Analyses (and Occasional Appreciation) of Popular Culture. Still The Greatest Of All Time? Part II: Making A Case Against Rakim. Posted by Phillip Lamarr Cunningham, Ph.D. June 4, 2011. A quick caveat: The following does not necessarily represent my opinion. It is an attempt at an objective reconsideration of Rakim’s status as the Greatest Of All Time (G.O.A.T.) per my previous post. The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash:. Without question, Rakim did it. Well Arguably, he did it first (though, in ...
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“The NBA Might Have To Move To Europe”: Considering Whiteness in the NBA | Resisting Spectator
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Critical Analyses (and Occasional Appreciation) of Popular Culture. 8220;The NBA Might Have To Move To Europe”: Considering Whiteness in the NBA. Posted by Phillip Lamarr Cunningham, Ph.D. January 9, 2012. In a recent ESPN column. In the wake of the furor regarding blackness during the NBA lockout (as noted here. Indeed, in light of these occurrences, it seems like an opportune time to revisit an argument I made in my 2009 article. 8220;Please Don’t Fine Me Again! 8216;s author Jeffrey] Lane (2007) noted...
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January | 2012 | Resisting Spectator
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Critical Analyses (and Occasional Appreciation) of Popular Culture. Of Baseball and Film: The Importance of Supporting Black Independence. Posted by Phillip Lamarr Cunningham, Ph.D. January 25, 2012. 8220;The NBA Might Have To Move To Europe”: Considering Whiteness in the NBA. Posted by Phillip Lamarr Cunningham, Ph.D. January 9, 2012. Red Tails and The “At Risk” Black Film Community. Posted by Phillip Lamarr Cunningham, Ph.D. January 7, 2012. In a recent USA Today interview preceding the release of his ...
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October | 2011 | Resisting Spectator
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Critical Analyses (and Occasional Appreciation) of Popular Culture. Blackness in the DC Comics’ New 52. Posted by Phillip Lamarr Cunningham, Ph.D. October 15, 2011. New Black Man (Mark Anthony Neal). Blog at WordPress.com.
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Red Tails and The “At Risk” Black Film Community | Resisting Spectator
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Critical Analyses (and Occasional Appreciation) of Popular Culture. Red Tails and The “At Risk” Black Film Community. Posted by Phillip Lamarr Cunningham, Ph.D. January 7, 2012. Preceding the release of his self-financed film. George Lucas stated the following regarding the film’s possible impact on black filmmakers:. I realize that by accident I’ve now put the black film community at risk (with. Was written by television writer and novelist John Ridley and. Is poised for box office success. Of course, l...
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November | 2011 | Resisting Spectator
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Critical Analyses (and Occasional Appreciation) of Popular Culture. Toward An Appropriate Analogy. Posted by Phillip Lamarr Cunningham, Ph.D. November 5, 2011. New Black Man (Mark Anthony Neal). Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.
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Still The Greatest Of All Time? | Resisting Spectator
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Critical Analyses (and Occasional Appreciation) of Popular Culture. Still The Greatest Of All Time? Posted by Phillip Lamarr Cunningham, Ph.D. June 2, 2011. Last week, former Chicago Bulls small forward Scottie Pippen suggested. Of course, Pippen’s comments fostered a great deal of backlash and debate. Eventually, he even back down from the comments and clarified his remarks on Twitter. Interestingly enough, the G.O.A.T. label is most often used in hip-hop and on the basketball courts....Indeed, it es...
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The More, The Merrier (?): Bounce TV and an “Under-Served” Community | Resisting Spectator
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Critical Analyses (and Occasional Appreciation) of Popular Culture. The More, The Merrier (? Bounce TV and an “Under-Served” Community. Posted by Phillip Lamarr Cunningham, Ph.D. September 24, 2011. Yesterday morning, while flipping through the channels, I came across a commercial advertising Bounce TV. That is not to even mention the host of other networks like Bravo, MTV, and VH-1 where reality shows featuring predominantly African American casts proliferate or networks such as Antenna TV and TVLand, b...