Posts Tagged: Miss America
Another September 11… Miss America
September 11th is a date indelible in America’s collective consciousness. But the date shares another less remembered benchmark, one whose impact is still felt today. In 1954, September 11th was the very first live nationally broadcast Miss America Contest. For
Another September 11… Miss America
September 11th is a date indelible in America’s collective consciousness. But the date shares another less remembered benchmark, one whose impact is still felt today. In 1954, September 11th was the very first live nationally broadcast Miss America Contest. For
All American Nativism – Nothing New
When it comes to America’s melting pot, Donald Trump is following an old-fashioned, tried and true recipe – heavy on the xenophobia with just a dash of racism. By relying on the age-old tradition of stoking the public’s fear of
All American Nativism – Nothing New
When it comes to America’s melting pot, Donald Trump is following an old-fashioned, tried and true recipe – heavy on the xenophobia with just a dash of racism. By relying on the age-old tradition of stoking the public’s fear of
All American Beauty
Reflections on Beauty Who’s the fairest of them all? In the great cultural cauldron of 20th century America there was one basic ingredient to being an American Beauty- Caucasian. Well, apparently that old-fashioned recipe for prejudice is still being
All American Beauty
Reflections on Beauty Who’s the fairest of them all? In the great cultural cauldron of 20th century America there was one basic ingredient to being an American Beauty- Caucasian. Well, apparently that old-fashioned recipe for prejudice is still being
Envisioning The American Dream 