“You Mean There’s Race in My Movies? A Critical Analysis of Race in Mainstream Movies”

Fredrick Gooding Jr., founder of The Minority Reporter website, asserts that mainstream movies can have a strong cultural impact, particularly regarding the perpetuation of racial imagery and how Americans relate around notions of race. This interactive multi-media discussion on Nov 9th goes “behind the scenes” to explore the ways in which minority images are consciously created, manipulated, and distributed to audiences around the globe. Sponsored by the Office of Intercultural Life, LACE, Ethnic Studies Committee, Black Awareness Cultural Organization, Sustained Dialogue, Third Wave Resource Group, and Sister 4 Sister.