How can media better cover mass shootings?
Media coverage of mass shootings may contribute to increased frequency of mass shootings, according to an article published by VCU department of psychology assistant professor Paul Perrin. Perrin’s article published in the latest issue of American Psychologist and states media professionals’ portrayals of mass shootings lead to “mass shooting contagion.” A report by Arizona State […]
Reconsidering marijuana, the candidates
Marijuana — a gateway drug that leads to harsher drugs? A mind-altering drug that leads to bad decisions and more crime? A drug that will only increase the war on drugs? Many of the 2016 GOP presidential candidates have used this reasoning to show that they support medicinal but oppose the legalization recreational of marijuana. […]
Acknowledging the many faces of privilege
As part of VCU’s 14th annual Black History Month Lecture, creator of the nationally printed and multi-awarded single panel comic series “The Knight Chronicles and (TH)ink”, Keith Knight presented his slideshow lecture series, “They Shoot Black People, Don’t They?”. During the lecture, Knight used his drawings as a visual guide to explain how, throughout his […]
Oscars distract from practical inclusion of African communities
#OscarsSoWhite is another example of a distraction from what is truly occurring in the world around us. Look past the glamour and focus on the root of the issues. Black people are being denied basic rights, and all we are worried about is privilege of receiving an award. Two neighborhoods of color have been suffering […]
VCU alum makes splash at Google
Local artist and 2009 VCU alum Richie Pope has been on a roll lately, illustrating two Google Doodles earlier this year and publishing illustrations in The New York Times, The Atlantic and The New Yorker. Pope said he discovered his love of artistic storytelling early. Growing up, his mother didn’t buy him many comics, so […]