I did much better this week. Sixteen hours of entertainment had diverse people/characters while seven hours did not. This supports my guess that the books I read and movies I watch are critical. The Olympics helped too. I have a long queue of books but TV/movie suggestions are appreciated! Kevin Hart videos: Pass. For obvious… Read Post
TV
I’m bored as hell
I wanna watch TV. Or a movie. But preferably one with people of color in it so I don’t have a fail week. I could read a book but I kinda want something mindless to do… Suggestions?
POC Media Week 1: July 14 – July 22
On Tumblr I wrote about my commitment to extend my POCreading challenge to all my entertainment. Since a significant amount of that entertainment includes reading, I think it is fitting to record my progress here. This week will count as my baseline because I put no effort in finding entertainment with diversity. Looking at the… Read Post
On people of color in the media I consume
This year I took a POC reading challenge where I would make a conscious effort to read books where a major character was not white. So far 22 out of the 37 books I’ve read fit. 56%. As a result I’ve been exposed to a wider range of narratives and identify more with the stories…. Read Post