In The Thick

Whiteness in Crisis: From Thomas Jefferson to Pop Culture

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Maria and Julio are joined by Lauren Michele Jackson, a professor at Northwestern University and author of the new book, White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue and Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation. They discuss the capitalization of black culture in pop culture, the rebranding of black aesthetics in white women, and the power of hashtag activism. 

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  • Lauren’s piece in The New Yorker about a white man’s creation of virtual supermodel Shudu Gram
  • The Undefeated’s piece on Black rappers appropriating country music
  • Lauren Michele Jackson wants to change how we talk about appropriation, via The Nation

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