Last week, Nigerian-American writer Teju Cole wrote a compelling, provocative article in The Atlantic critiquing what he calls the “white savior industrial complex.” Specifically mentioning the viral KONY 2012 video from Invisible Children, the New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof and the popular TED talks (each of which, I should note, I’ve […]Continue Reading →
Blog by: Juliana Martinez Last Wednesday, the New York Times published a powerful narrative written by Jose Antonio Vargas. He is a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and recently “came out” as an undocumented immigrant. (take a moment and read the article if you haven’t already. It’s worth it). In light of his “coming out” as undocumented, […]Continue Reading →
