How The Disney Channel Helped Shape Racial Awareness
Throughout the entirety of the MLK Lecture Series, I haven’t been able to get the classic Disney Chanel Original Movie, The Color of Friendship, out of my mind. The film first aired in 2000, when I was twelve. I lived in an area of New Jersey that was predominantly white, ethnically but not particularly racially diverse. To be honest, I hadn’t really considered race up to that point. It was just another difference, like being left-handed versus being right-handed. Read more
