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  • #WhitewashedOUT Tackles Hollywood's Erasure of Asian-Americans

    The trending hashtag, created by Margaret Cho and The Nerds Of Color, emerged in response to Scarlett Johansson and Tilda Swinton’s controversial casting as originally Asian characters in two major studio films. 

    Sameer Rao May 4, 2016 2:27PM EDT

    Hip-Hop Nation Pays Respects to Big Kap

    The influential DJ died at the age of 45 from undisclosed causes. 

    Sameer Rao Feb 3, 2016 1:11PM EST

    Yesterday's #BlackOutDay Took Social Media By Storm

    The recurring #BlackOutDay, designed to celebrate and promote black culture and empowerment on social media, honored The Haitian Revolution during yesterday’s campaign. 

    Sameer Rao Sep 22, 2015 3:56PM EDT

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