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Creative Loafing
Cover story in Creative Loafing about Race-Baiter
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly Review
Dallas Morning News
Talk with the Dallas Morning News about Race-Baiter
New York Times
Essay for The New York Times on reality TV

October 30, 2020

Eric speaks at event for WSHU in Connecticut

October 30, 2020 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

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12:00p Noon – The event will start. There will be two sets of panel discussions, and we will hold the audience questions for the last section.

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November 12, 2020

Eric presented by the Smithsonian: TV Shows and Films on Race to Watch Right Now

November 12, 2020 6:45 pm - 9:15 pm

Presented as part of the Smithsonian Associates Streaming Series: NPR TV critic and author Eric Deggans sheds light on some of the most important television shows and movies on race and culture to watch right now. From HBO’s “The Wire” and “Watchmen” to Netflix’s “When They See Us,” Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" and Sidney Poitier's "In the Heat of the Night," Deggans discusses how to evaluate such material for its treatment of themes involving race and culture, and examines how structural racism can distort media messages. Click here to register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/list-films-and-tv-about-race-to-watch-right-now

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Video Vault

WEDU PBS Tampa: Confronting Systemic Racism

Eric interviews producers of ESPN's The Last Dance

MSNBC with Katy Tur and Charlie Sykes talking about the difference between gaffes made by Roseanne Barr and Samantha Bee.

On MSNBC talking about boycotts against Laura Ingraham for her insults against Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg.

PBS NewsHour talking about the cancellation of ABC's Roseanne reboot after star Roseanne Barr sent a racist tweet.

Interview with Questlove on Creativity at the Kennedy Center

PBS NewsHour:
Best TV of 2016

CUNY TV: The Open Mind, Race and the Fourth Estate

TEDx speech: How to Talk About Race Across Race Lines

CNN Reliable Sources:Eric's final thought on race baiting

PBS NewsHour: Eric talks the evolution of Jon Stewart on The Daily Show

CNN: Eric hosts a discussion on the new focus on audiences of color.

TV Critics Association: Eric is Uncomfortably Close to Dave Walker

Smithsonian: Eric talks to producers and star of The Walking Dead

CNN Reliable Sources: The Reporter who found The Butler

CNN Reliable Sources: Building a House of Cards

Poynter Institute: Eric moderates panel on the future of civil rights journalism

SO Cal Connected: Eric talks about Race Baiter with Madeline Brand

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