George Allen O. Villanueva ☔️

Cultural critic. Born Angeleno who engages, scribes about, and pictures urban spaces, culture, & change.

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Warner Music launches pilot with indie record stores to test whether fans’ unwanted vinyl can be recycled - Music Business Worldwide https://t.co/w9y8daO0ls

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San José State professor fired over Gaza protest controversy must be reinstated, arbitrator rules https://t.co/QKcYimPF2U

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Word to all the fixed-up Hondas of the past. I do chuckle that “street rocket” was used instead of “rice rocket” in this article. https://t.co/JpIiRZXPyH

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Whack, Knicks might as well be a hockey team. And we’ll just hear from the players the same ol excuse of not fucking with the bag and accepting they live in a racially capitalist society with no alternatives. https://t.co/yt3OFsywgS

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U.S. military bases out of the Philippines now! https://t.co/ULsaDaLYKo

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Who gives a fuck! L.A. has never been about its downtown, but its polycentric landscape and ethnic enclaves. https://t.co/JzLFaTnt4S

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On 6/2 NTT faculty at USC voted to form a union, United Faculty-UAW. Admin has asked the NLRB to invalidate the election and deny the faculty’s right to a union. As alumnus of USC, I’m asking for help from other alumni. Sign this petition urging Pres. Kim to respect the results

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If you are at
#ICA26, a member, or conduct media, comm, and cultural studies scholarship please consider signing the ICA CAPE TOWN DECLARATION in solidarity with Palestine https://t.co/d8ILHSzmvw

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Next, we have Dr. George Villanueva @engagelaspaces an Associate Professor of Communication Journalism at Texas A&M University, who researches the role that the expressive arts and culture play in BIPOC everyday life. He teaches university courses on “Hip Hop Culture and Social

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More dangerous precedent that will weaken higher ed in the U.S. https://t.co/0T87tvLCvr

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A constant reminder on power, struggle, and advocacy we still need from Frederick Douglass given today’s climate.

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Ha! I love that power are afraid of youth “drifting towards journalism and activism”. https://t.co/eLWCegAHkA

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Mock funeral mourns death of academic freedom as UT System weighs rule on cutting programs https://t.co/2i8NNfVdLa

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NAACP calls for boycott of some college programs in states restricting voting rights https://t.co/dyCCLLQPtq

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More Higher Ed climate issues that target the wrong harms in society, while chilling open minds to examining gender. Shame on UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees who Rejected Hiring of Tenured Women’s Studies Professor https://t.co/ZWRTHazWIL

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The lavish Obama Presidential Center arrives as millions face economic strain — built by Wall Street and donors who benefited from the very system he once promised to change. https://t.co/5nzNWovCPF

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Multifaith Texas Families Condemn 5th Circuit Decision Upholding Mandatory Display of Ten Commandments in Public-School Classrooms https://t.co/MurZqpgBNe

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Protesters challenge premise of Texas A&M civil discourse symposium amid new restrictions https://t.co/9dWEkSPb1q

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Remember the U.S. is one of the major funders of this war and they try to claim moral ground while their war crimes partner Israel exploits the 🍊 🤡 to destabilize the 🌎 https://t.co/Pvlvf06Kak