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Feb 01 2012 ∞

Racialicious: Dr. King, Nichelle Nichols, and Dr. Mae Jemison

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Curator’s note: this post didn’t make it into today’s lineup at the main blog—I wrote this way late last night/early this morning—but I wanted to share it because it does speak to the power of seeing one’s image in pop culture. It’s also one of my favorite stories about Dr. King. ~~Andrea…

I sometimes minimize the power of representation because what a person stands for is often more important than what a person looks like in terms of social impact. However, there is little denying the power of seeing one’s image in pop culture as a means to give the mind a jolt in imagining possible selves.

(via sgc72)

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