In the wake of the shootings at Columbine, “Lockdown High: When the Schoolhouse Becomes a Jailhouse” exposes the climate of paranoia and subsequent measures of control that have been imposed in high schools across the United States. From the product description on Amazon: Investigative reporter Annette Fuentes visits schools across America and finds metal detectors [...]
September 13th, 2011 | Posted in News Blog | Read More »
Although just released on August 10, “The Help,” a film adapted from Kathryn Stockett’s novel, has already run aground of racism charges by the Association of Black Women Historians (ABWH). In its formal statement to moviegoers, the ABWH admonishes the film for “widespread stereotyping” of African American culture during the Civil Rights era. Their concerns range [...]
August 20th, 2011 | Posted in Film,News Blog | Read More »
