Author Archives: Jessica Hannan

D23 Unveils PBS documentary American Experience: Walt Disney

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When a person says Walt Disney, a lot of images spring to mind: Disneyland and Disney World, classic animated features, and Main Street USA. But who was the real man behind the mouse ears?His vision...

Ferguson one year later: Mike Brown, Black Lives Matter

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This weekend marks the first-year since Mike Brown’s death in Ferguson, Missouri.On August 9, 2014, Brown was shot walking home by Officer Darren Wilson. In the ensuing months, Ferguson became a...

‘Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom’ Promises Strong Narrative

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Netflix will be screening the original documentary Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom on October 9.Set between 2013 and 2014 of a civil rights movement uprising, director Evgeny Afineevsky...

MSNBC Signs Off The Cycle, Ed Schultz, and Alex Wagner; Brings in Brian Williams, Chuck Todd

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Cable network MSNBC’s taking a lot of heat for canceling daytime favorites The Ed Show, The Cycle, and Now with Alex Wagner in the middle of programming shuffle. Fans of the network are angry at the...

25 Years of Change through Americans with Disabilities Act

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Today marks the 25 year anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act, which prevents discrimination towards citizens with a disability and helping to rebuild the American Dream for people. And...

Higher Ed Tenured Women Find Facetime Failing

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Part one of the series discussed the pay wall and impact of degree choice over salary and promotion in higher education for women. In part two, women find flexibility of family life to be a deterrent...

Higher Ed Tenured Women Find Facetime Failing

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Part one of the series discussed the pay wall and impact of degree choice over salary and promotion in higher education for women. In part two, women find flexibility of family life to be a deterrent...

Kate Hudson and Michael Kors Watch Hunger Stop in 2015

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This week, Kate Hudson announced a team-up with designer Michael Kors in an effort to stop world hunger for children. United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) focuses on eliminating world hunger...

Higher Ed Tenured Women Face Difficulties in Pay, Representation Gap

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Being a professor seems like a fun gig, right? Imagine the chance to teach students without parents involved, cushy jobs, the chance to research while doing the minimal work, and suddenly turning...

Publisher Mary Liebert of Transgender Health Thanks Caitlyn Jenner

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Launching in Fall 2015, Transgender Health will be an open access, peer-reviewed journal covering health and healthcare for the communities. Published by Mary Ann Liebert, she hopes a collection of...