American. I am an American. Please do not ask me where I’m from. I am about as American as you can get; born and raised on the star-spangled banner, the pledge of allegiance, Superman, and someone else’s American History. Editor’s Note: This essay was first published last October 2018. In light of the recent hysteria…
I came across this video hosted by Katie Couric who “traveled to rural and Rust Belt America to examine the real roots of anger and frustration among America’s white working class.” This is as relevant today as when Trump was elected but it is not the full story of America. If you think it was…
“Infectious in beat, jarring in violence and imagery, Donald Glover’s new music video “This Is America” touches on painful racial history and our contemporary culture of mass entertainment and murder. Jeffrey Brown talks with Rolling Stone contributor Tre Johnson about the video and the ways African-American artists are reflecting the nuanced tensions in how we…
REPLAY: I originally posted this in the hour that Donald J.Trump was taking the oath as the 45th President of the United States of America. At this hour, a new president is being sworn in as the 45th president of the united states. Not in a million years did I ever think I would see this…
I came across this TEDx talk from a year and a half ago. It’s relevant in light of the recent debates over the Confederate symbols, Black Lives Matter, and our country’s obsession with selective history. 150 Years to the day following the unconditional Confederate surrender to the Union Army, Freddie Gray was arrested in Baltimore…
My New America is the latest Palaciomagazine.com project with the Political Science classes of Professor Som Chounlamountry at California State University, Long Beach. This is the third partnership with the Professor and his students. In My New America, we’re interested in discovering the many voices that are anxious to be heard during a tumultuous time. My…