Etienne RodriguezWhy the “Dominicans Don’t Claim Their Blackness” Stereotype is IgnorantIn the United States we tend to see our culture and way of life as the standard; the idea that people live differently from us is literally…Dec 4, 20172Dec 4, 20172
Etienne RodriguezWhy I Use Slang in My WritingLanguage, by design, is something that brings people together. It’s what we use to communicate our own ideas and develop new ones. I’ve…Oct 25, 2017Oct 25, 2017
Etienne RodriguezLilo & Stitch and the Complexities of FamilyIf there’s one thing people remember from 2003’s Lilo & Stitch it’s this iconic line: “Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left…Oct 6, 2017Oct 6, 2017
Etienne RodriguezThe Message of Kaepernick’s ‘Take a Knee’ Has Been LostOn August 26, 2016 Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the national anthem and started a movement. In a post game interview he said that he was…Sep 25, 20179Sep 25, 20179
Etienne RodriguezSorry I Didn’t Respond to Your Email Because I’m a Bad PersonTo whomever it may concern,Sep 14, 2017Sep 14, 2017
Etienne RodriguezThis is USThis is the America that we live in and we have nothing to blame but America itself.Aug 14, 20171Aug 14, 20171
Etienne RodriguezRevisiting the Beauty That is ‘Atlanta’Donald Glover’s series is smart and trusts that the audience can meet that intelligence.Jul 26, 2017Jul 26, 2017
Etienne RodriguezTop 10 Questions I Was Asked During My First Year at a PWIAnd how I responded to them.Jul 25, 2017Jul 25, 2017
Etienne RodriguezHolding Out For A (Black) HeroI’ve liked Spider-Man for as long as I can remember. That’s not even an exaggeration; while I know I went to see the original Sam Raimi…Jul 9, 2017Jul 9, 2017
Etienne Rodriguez‘A Seat at the Table’ 9 Months LaterIt’s been almost 9 months since Solange released her album A Seat at the Table and I decided to revisit it after prying myself out of the…Jun 21, 20171Jun 21, 20171