Jazz Correia, a popular French influencer with about 4.1 million followers on Instagram, began her career on TV, by participating in several reality TV shows. (( “Qui veut épouser mon fils?” (season 4, 2015) – “Les Anges de la téléréalité” (season 8, 2016) – “La villa des cœurs brisés” (season 2, 20...

How the changes in Florida’s Black History curriculum reflect on education as a political battlefield

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The future does not seem too bright for the Sunshine State as Governor Ron DeSantis along with other Republican officials passed a bill to change the curriculum centered around Black History and the way it must be taught in Florida schools across the entire K12 program. Where is Florida headed and w...

Neglecting Black Heritage: Playing with Fire

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On December 8, 2023, a Black female veteran tried to set fire to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth home in Atlanta, Georgia. Both Laneisha Henderson’s mental health issues and her status as a former United States Marine have been reported on at length. (( To cite only a few: https://v...

A Colorful World: Dive into the Sea of Blackwashing

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Different transnational perspectives on the "Blackwashing" controversy over The Little Mermaid and its history in Hollywood. Image of red(ginger)-haired Ariel created by Disney (( Photo by Chad Sparkes from Kissimmee,Florida, United States, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons )) When the news broke in...

Lights on Joséphine Baker, her many facets and all the stages she shone on

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On Tuesday November 30, 2021, Franco-American singer and dancer Joséphine Baker entered the Panthéon, a French monument and a mausoleum dedicated to the great Men and Women of the French nation. (( The link to the Panthéon website : https://www.paris-pantheon.fr/ , and the link to an article on Jo...