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Patrice Peck

Patrice is a cultural critic who turns complex information into clean, readable prose and visuals designed to educate and entertain the reader. She specializes in popular culture, music, film and literature with complimentary skills in online video and has a penchant for film production and new media. Follow her on Twitter @XhibitP

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Can Blacks Bum Rush The Show?: Bringing Diversity to TV

by Patrice Peck November 16, 2010
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How can you notice that something is missing if you never even acknowledged that thing to begin with? The lack of racial diversity on the major television networks—ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, and The CW—clearly illustrates how an omission can actually be rather glaring. Yet, whenever critics draw attention to the lopsided numbers of lead minorities [...]

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The Beginner’s Guide to the Big Chop: Part 1

by Patrice Peck November 2, 2010
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So, you did the Big Chop*. Congrats! First things first. Revel in that empowering rush of confidence and awe that’s sure to come whenever you assertively make a leap as large as you just have. Does your head feel lighter? Are you perplexed by the feel of your new growth? Did you go hard and [...]

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From Z to A: The Good, the Bad & the Hot Mess

by Patrice Peck October 19, 2010

Thorughout their illustrious careers, Zora Neale Hurston and Alice Walker, the inspirations behind this blog, both documented the beauty in the black community. However, they knew the deal, and instead of sugar coating and idealizing those experiences and stories, they wrote and spoke about the good and the bad, an important balance to represent in [...]

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Your Swagg: Lost & Found

by Patrice Peck October 6, 2010
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You’ve been looking everywhere for it. You’ve searched high and low but still there’s no sign of it… Damn, where’d my swagg go? Fall has arrived in full force and for some reason your fierce factor has dropped to an unacceptable low. Well, stop blaming the season change for your funk, because although it may [...]

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Getting My Life(style) Together

by Patrice Peck September 28, 2010
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Damn, who had the bright idea of dubbing me Lifestyle Editor? I mean, am I or am I not consistently bemoaning that “I need to get my life together” on a daily basis? Hi reader. My name is Patrice and I am guilty of googling my fair share of terms like quarter-life crisis, how to [...]

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The Black Bechdel Test: Our Song (2000)

by Patrice Peck July 20, 2010
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Starring Kerry Washington, Melissa Martinez, and Anna Simpson More than one named female character of color? Yes Who spoke to one another? Yes About something other than a man? Yes Summary: Filmed in 2000, Our Song will take you back to your younger days, when your best friends were your entire world. That’s certainly the [...]

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