Dr. Rachel Grant
@rlgrant6
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Prof. at University of Florida. Lover of fashion, dogs & chocolate. Social justice, history, media activism & Black feminism. Pop culture critic & guru.
Florida, USA
Joined July 2018
RT @katiemontalbano: The @ICA_History panel, “History of Communication and Media Studies and Theories,” is happening in Mt. Oxford (Grand H….
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Good job Kelsy on presenting your research on Black women hair discrimination! #ica25 @UFCJCGrad @UFJSchool
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RT @NikkiLyons_: Sharing our research and contributions to the field with colleagues is becoming one of my favorite scholarly activities! #….
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Proud of @NikkiLyons_ who presented our research paper on @AbbottElemABC & media representations of Black women. #ica25 @UFCJCGrad @UFJSchool
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RT @willthewordguy: Psyched to see @cratebeats present his solid work on the media history of Black public-access TV @icahdq @ICA_History #….
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RT @willthewordguy: And next up is Dr. Nora Draper @ICA_History @icahdq #Denver #ICA25 presenting her work on Polaroid .
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RT @willthewordguy: Next up is @facundosuenzo of @NorthwesternU and his important research @ICA_History @icahdq #ICA25 .
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RT @willthewordguy: Super psyched to be at the first @ICA_History panel of the day @icahdq #Denver #ICA25 — MATERIALITY IN MEDIA HISTORY —….
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RT @willthewordguy: Underway @icahdq and @ICA_History with our welcome reception here in #Denver #ICA25
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RT @ICA_History: Safe Travels to Denver!! Don't miss our joint reception with Comm. Law & Policy on Sunday June 15th! @icahdq
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New Research @AJMediaHistory Co-authored with my doc student Ernest Makata, we studied Florida's oldest Black Power movement, The Burning Spear. The archive now has a thriving multimedia library of videos from the organization @uflib .
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The Burning Spear is the oldest Black Power newspaper in existence and has been published without interruption since the 1960s. During the Black Power movement, it emphasized Pan-African ideals and...
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RT @UFJSchool: UFCJC Journalism assistant professor @rlgrant6 and colleagues published “Rehistoricizing Black Masculinity in 'The Wonder Ye….
jou.ufl.edu
Television reboots often rekindle nostalgia, but the 2021 reboot of “The Wonder Years” did something more ambitious: it reimagined Black masculinity and family life during the Civil Rights era. A...
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RT @DrMonicaCox: Dear #WOC, . Don't wait for people to speak up on your behalf against injustice because some people do not have the courag….
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RT @LeftSentThis: “i hope i die.warmed.by the life that i tried.to live.”–Nikki Giovanni. Rest .In.Poetry
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Thank you to my doc advisee @NikkiLyons_ for nominating me for this award! I am honored to inspire the next generation of students and communicators!.
. @rlgrant6, UFCJC Journalism assistant professor, is the recipient of a prestigious William R. Jones Most Valuable Mentor Award from the Florida Education Fund.
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