Especially in fighting games, game developers created character archetypes through stereotype.
About Joshua Adams
Where Is Blackness in Our Imagination?
Our racialized cultural imagination makes whiteness the default; the blank canvas we project onto.
Our racialized cultural imagination makes whiteness the default; the blank canvas we project onto.
The Dystopia Where Nothing Gets ‘Cancelled’
If Americans don’t wrestle with dystopias of openness, we may unwittingly create something more akin to a marketplace of disinformation.
If Americans don’t wrestle with dystopias of openness, we may unwittingly create something more akin to a marketplace of disinformation.
J. Cole and the Rise of ‘Nice Guy’ Patriarchy
There are many contradictions that exist in the Black male experience. We fight against an anti-Black society — while also replicating its sins by committing violence against Black women.
There are many contradictions that exist in the Black male experience. We fight against an anti-Black society — while also replicating its sins by committing violence against Black women.
‘The Book of Chameleons’: Selling History, Buying Memory
“We needed our own heroes like we needed bread to eat.” — Jose Eduardo Agualusa
“We needed our own heroes like we needed bread to eat.” — Jose Eduardo Agualusa
The Thin Line Between Anti-Whiteness and Anti-Semitism
Saying the quiet part out loud, a lot of black folk grow up thinking Jewish people are just other white people.
Saying the quiet part out loud, a lot of black folk grow up thinking Jewish people are just other white people.
Objective Algorithms Are a Myth
The technologies that are deeply embedded in our lives augment existing asymmetrical power dynamics.
The technologies that are deeply embedded in our lives augment existing asymmetrical power dynamics.
‘Read a Book’: Reading as Revolutionary Black Intimacy
Arundhati Roy wrote “Revolutions can, and often have, begun with reading.”
Arundhati Roy wrote “Revolutions can, and often have, begun with reading.”
How To Contain the Spread of Toxic Misinformation
Sociologist Jennifer Schradie explains what journalists can do to fight fake news.
Sociologist Jennifer Schradie explains what journalists can do to fight fake news.
Facebook Is a Better Platform Than Twitter for Discussing Racial Injustice
Neither are perfect, but Facebook might be the lesser of two evils right now.
Neither are perfect, but Facebook might be the lesser of two evils right now.
Bringing Up ‘Black on Black’ Crime Is Racist
It also doesn’t make sense.
It also doesn’t make sense.
The Connection Between Black English and Memes
How African American Vernacular English made it to the internet.
How African American Vernacular English made it to the internet.
The Importance of Active vs. Passive Voice in Protest Coverage
Make sure to pay attention when you see news outlets write in passive voice or blur agency. They are making very subtle value judgments.
Make sure to pay attention when you see news outlets write in passive voice or blur agency. They are making very subtle value judgments.
No, Black People Don’t Vote Blue ‘No Matter Who’
Historically and at the present, American politics has too often put black people in the unenviable position of having to cast their vote as harm-reducers first, share-holders in democracy second.
Historically and at the present, American politics has too often put black people in the unenviable position of having to cast their vote as harm-reducers first, share-holders in democracy second.
Q&A with Karyn Parsons on New Film ‘Sweet Thing’
Actress Karyn Parsons has been doing a lot since her days as “Hilary Banks” on the set of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air or the school counselor in Damon Wayans’ Major Payne.
Actress Karyn Parsons has been doing a lot since her days as “Hilary Banks” on the set of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air or the school counselor in Damon Wayans’ Major Payne.
Looking for Fun Quarantine Reading for Teens? Try Manga.
For parents who are now homeschooling, one thing I suggest is giving your teens some manga to read.
During this pandemic scare, most of us have been quarantined inside of our homes. Parents have had to switch to homes-schooling; trying to figure how to keep their children entertained while also continuing their education. For these parents, one thing I suggest is giving your teens some manga to read. Rooted in Japanese culture, manga…