James Braxton Peterson on The Attack on Arts Funding in Public Schools

Dr. James Braxton Peterson talks about the effect budget cuts are having on the arts in public schools and the impact it is making in children's overall development on EBRU Today.

Ebru Today: James Braxton Peterson on Trayvon Martin and the Spectacle of KONY 2012

from Ebru Today:

Dr. James Braxton Peterson, director of Africana Studies at Lehigh University discusses the murder of Trayvon Martin. He delves into Florida's "stand your ground" law, lack of an investigation into the shooting, and race as a major possible factor in the killing and the aftermath.
 

He then compares the reaction to KONY 2012 video with major media outlets' delay in reacting to the killing of Travyon Martin.

Ebru Today - Dr. David Leonard on Kony 2012 Viral Video, Clicktivism & Beyond

from Ebru Today:

Professor David Leonard (Washington State, Pullman) comments on the recent Kony 2012 video that went viral. He calls attention to the the power and appeal of "clicktivism" and how Kony 2012 plays upon longstanding narratives of white saviors while evil destroying the world. He argues that awareness is not necessarily transformative in itself; and asks where that awareness would lead us individually or collectively.

Ebru Today - Dr. David Leonard on Media's Coverage of the Recent TCU Drug Arrests

Ebru Today: James Braxton Peterson on Obama-Brewer and Beyond

James Braxton Peterson is Director of Africana Studies and Associate Professor of English at Lehigh University and the author of the forthcoming Major Figures: Critical Essays on Hip Hop Music (Mississippi University Press). Follow him at @DrJamesPeterson.