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Mar 1, 2018: WAMU: Represent With Aisha Harris
Film critic and cultural commentator Aisha Harris has been trying to draw attention to those issues. On Represent, she looks at media made by historically marginalized groups and how it’s playing out in a larger cultural context. Aug 9, 2015: Slate: The “How Does a Retail Manager Work?” Edition
This week on Working, host Aisha Harris talks to “Jake,” a veteran manager for a fast fashion retail chain. Mar 13, 2015: Aisha Harris: Slate: Lena Dunham’s Wig Guest Stars on Next Week’s Scandal
Oct 6, 2014: Aisha Harris: Slate: John Oliver Considers Civil Asset Forfeiture
Sept 18, 2014: Aisha Harris: Slate: When The Cosby Show Got “Very Special”
July 1, 2014: Radix: Create Your Own Term for Non-White Appropriation
So Aisha Harris [Slate blogger who praised the "columbising" video] will have to remind herself, when driving home at night, that she should wholeheartedly express her appreciation that her automobile, invented by whites, had been Cargo Culted for her and her race. But does she ever? Does she think to give us whites what we are ready to give to blacks for twerking?—that is to say, credit? July 1, 2014: Youtube: You Are Hair: Hair Envy and The Little Mermaid
Have you ever experienced "hair envy"? You're not alone. For many of us, childhood emblems such as Ariel the mermaid represented unattainable standards of beauty. Writer Aisha Harris explains her journey from hair envy, to hair love. |
Born and raised in Connecticut, Harris earned her bachelor's degree in theatre from Northwestern University and her master's degree in cinema studies from New York University.
Dec 10, 2013: Aisha Harris posted an article to Slate titled: "Santa Claus Should Not Be a White Man Anymore," writing, "Seeing two different Santas was bewildering. Eventually I asked my father what Santa really looked like. Was he brown, like us? Or was he really a white guy?
My father replied that Santa was every color. Whatever house he visited, jolly old St. Nicholas magically turned into the likeness of the family that lived there"......and ended it with: "So let’s ditch Santa the old white man altogether, and embrace Penguin Claus—who will join the Easter Bunny in the pantheon of friendly, secular visitors from the animal kingdom who come to us as the representatives of ostensibly religious holidays. It’s time to hand over the reins to those deer and let the universally beloved waddling bird warm the hearts of children everywhere, regardless of the color of their skin.*" Aug 7, 2020: NPR announced that Aisha Harris will become the fourth co-host of Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's entertainment and pop culture round-table podcast. She's joining the team as the show prepares to go daily starting in October. |
July 1, 2014: Radix: Create Your Own Term for Non-White Appropriation
So Aisha Harris [Slate blogger who praised the "columbising" video] will have to remind herself, when driving home at night, that she should wholeheartedly express her appreciation that her automobile, invented by whites, had been Cargo Culted for her and her race. But does she ever? Does she think to give us whites what we are ready to give to blacks for twerking?—that is to say, credit?
So Aisha Harris [Slate blogger who praised the "columbising" video] will have to remind herself, when driving home at night, that she should wholeheartedly express her appreciation that her automobile, invented by whites, had been Cargo Culted for her and her race. But does she ever? Does she think to give us whites what we are ready to give to blacks for twerking?—that is to say, credit?
Dec 16, 2013: Atlanta Black Star: Jesus, Santa Are White? Blogger Aisha Harris Responds to Fox News’ Megyn Kelly
Aisha Harris appeared on CNN on Sunday morning to respond to the fallout after Fox News host Megyn Kelly, challenging an article by the Slate blogger, declared that Jesus and Santa Claus were white men.
Aisha Harris appeared on CNN on Sunday morning to respond to the fallout after Fox News host Megyn Kelly, challenging an article by the Slate blogger, declared that Jesus and Santa Claus were white men.
Dec 16, 2013: Huffington Post: Author Of Santa Article: Megyn Kelly Was 'Playing The Victim'
Slate's Aisha Harris, the writer behind the Santa article that elicited Megyn Kelly's white Santa comments, spoke out on Sunday about Kelly's infamous remarks and the Fox News host's defense of them.
Slate's Aisha Harris, the writer behind the Santa article that elicited Megyn Kelly's white Santa comments, spoke out on Sunday about Kelly's infamous remarks and the Fox News host's defense of them.
Dec 13, 2013: News One: Slate Writer Responds To Fox News: Why Santa Shouldn’t Be White
Aisha Harris, who wrote the original piece about images of Santa in the media, weighs in on the FOX anchor’s now viral response.
Aisha Harris, who wrote the original piece about images of Santa in the media, weighs in on the FOX anchor’s now viral response.
Dec 13, 2013: Black America: Should Santa Be Changed to a Penguin? Aisha Harris Says It’s Time to Make a Change
Roland Martin talks with Aisha Harris about Megyn Kelly’s comments that Santa and Jesus are white.
Roland Martin talks with Aisha Harris about Megyn Kelly’s comments that Santa and Jesus are white.
