Stories by Jasmyne Cannick
Jasmyne Cannick is a critic and commentator based in Los Angeles who writes about the worlds of pop culture, race, class, sexuality, and politics as it relates to the African-American community. Her work has been featured in the Los Angeles Times and Ebony Magazine. A regular contributor to NPR’s ‘News and Notes,’ she was chosen as one Essence Magazine’s 25 Women Shaping the World.
Fox’s debut of the “The Cleveland Show” is a desperate attempt to work against the improved international image of black people after the election of a black president.
Posted on Sep 30, 2009, Source: New America Media
Democrats rail against big oil yet ride around in chauffeur-driven high-polluting Lincoln Town cars.
Posted on Jun 18, 2008, Source: New America Media
When a group of black pastors decides that the number one priority for black Americans is the protection of heterosexual marriage, they're doing the GOP's dirty work.
Posted on Mar 3, 2005, Source: The Black Commentator
