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"Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy"
February 16, 2010 by Marcia G. Yerman
In 1987, Robert Townsend wrote, directed, produced, and starred in Hollywood Shuffle – a comedy that took a look at how African-Americans were stereotyped and marginalized in film and television. In the new documentary, Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy, director Townsend comments on the genesis of Hollywood Shuffle saying, “It was born out of a lot of pain.”
"The Unheard Truth - Poverty and Human Rights"
January 19, 2010 by Marcia G. Yerman
October 17th was the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. However, a one-day a year acknowledgement doesn’t suffice. The Unheard Truth – Poverty and Human Rights, a book by Irene Khan, advocates for awareness about what she sees as the indisputable link between the title’s two compo
"Love in a Time of HIV"
December 2, 2009 by Marcia G. Yerman
December 1st marks the 21st Annual World AIDS Day. Life for those diagnosed with the virus has changed tremendously since the first case or AIDS was reported in 1981. Then, a diagnosis had vastly different ramifications than today.
"Absolutely Safe" Documentary Looks at Breast Implants
July 13, 2009 by Marcia G. Yerman
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In 2007, the dollars spent on breast augmentation surgery in the United States was $1.5 billion. By 2012, the numbers are projected to top 2 billion per year. Statistics from The American Society of Plastic Surgeons show that breast aug