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On my blog, Martin's Gumbo Ya-Ya, I often experiment with the web and journalism tools and techniques I've picked up over the years. You'll also find my musings on everything from race to youth culture. So enjoy the stew. Most of all, join the conversation.
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A progress report for Black History Month 2013: How far we’ve come and how far we’re going
Black History Month is often spent mainly focusing on our achievements in the past. But what about the accomplishments of today’s African Americans?
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Racism in the age of Obama: Obama Waffles, Planet of the Apes and a whole lot of denial
Racism against black people is one thing. But ongoing racism against the president of the United States is on a whole different level.
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The one thing the Occupy movement is missing
The Occupy Wall Street protests that have now turned into a global…
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To all my black women, you are beautiful—no matter the skin color
I recently got word of an upcoming film called “Dark Girls” (thanks…
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‘I sho is hungry…’
A story in the LA Times this past week (“UC Irvine says…
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“A Seed is Forever” wins award
My master’s project, “A Seed is Forever,” recently won an award at…
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Recent work: Healthycal.org
I had the great pleasure of doing some freelance work for healthycal.org,…
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Recent work: Project J-Score
During my last year at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, I…
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