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Lessons from a Slap

March 30, 2022 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Maybe you have seen it, maybe you have heard about The Slap at the Oscars. “Everyone” seems to be talking about it. In fact it has overshadowed many amazing aspects and "wins" of the night, sadly. So, what I want to focus on here is what we can learn from it. While I don’t condone violence of … 

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: behaviour, bigger picture, context, Oscars, reaction, trauma, Will Smith

Silence = Complicity

March 6, 2017 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Many of you are likely familiar with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s quote: “There comes a time when silence becomes betrayal.” I would argue that time has nothing to do with it. Silence equals betrayal anytime – whether we realize it or not, whether we are alone or in a group – because it equals … 

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Filed Under: African American, anti-Black racism, Discrimination, Diversity & Inclusion, Human Rights, People of Colour, Race, Racial Discrimination, Racism, systemic discrimination, Systemic Racism Tagged With: Brittney Cooper, Oscars, silence, social justice, systemic racism, Vicky Mochama

The Oscars – not so White?

February 27, 2017 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

After the public spotlight on race in the last two years, it’s nice to see some melanin in the Oscar winner lineup in 2017. Just to be clear, I didn’t watch, but I see that Moonlight won Best Picture, Viola Davis won for Best Supporting actress and Mahershala Ali won for Best Supporting Actor … 

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Filed Under: African American, Diversity & Inclusion, People of Colour, Racial Discrimination Tagged With: 2017 Academy Awards, Mahershala Ali, Moonlight, Oscars, Viola Davis

Why the Oscars are White

January 21, 2016 by Annemarie Shrouder 1 Comment

Last year was the first year I remember there being a wide unrest about the "colour" of the Oscars. Hashtags abounded. This year, there has been a stir as well - including an amazing video by Jada Pinkett Smith where she talks about it maybe being time to stop asking to be included, because it makes … 

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Filed Under: African American, bias, Diversity & Inclusion, Gender, Uncategorized Tagged With: Diversity, Jada Pinkett Smith, Oscars, racism

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