This month’s theme, Melanin in Media: The People, The Culture, The Blackprint, advocates for inclusion of Black culture within the mainstream media as it is often ignored among Eurocentric norms.īlack History Month at UW–Madison is brought to you by the 2022 Black History Month Planning Committee, the Black Cultural Center, and partners across campus. People Standing On Road During Daytime Black History Zoom Background Photo by Clay Banks 4. People Sitting On Brown Wooden Bench During Daytime Black History Zoom Background Photo by Clay Banks 3. Our aim is to move beyond the blueprint set in American media and to include our stories by laying the foundation for the Blackprint. Man In Black Jacket Standing Near Man In Black Jacket Black History Zoom Background Photo by Clay Banks 2. While historically excluded from media outlets, Black people have still paved the way and set the tone to influence not just the media, but popular culture as a whole. Media has the power to shape the world around us with its purpose being to entertain and inform. We define the media in a broad sense as capturing various outlets including, print media, social media, television, and more. Whether it’s a sports game, TV series, radio station, or an app, media is prevalent in our everyday lives. Black History Month Melanin in Media: The People, The Culture, The Blackprint
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