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Donald Glover and the state of 'black genius'

  • Written by Phillip L. Cunningham, Assistant Professor of Media Studies, Quinnipiac University

Donald Glover, under his hip-hop pseudonym Childish Gambino, recently released a provocative music video for his single, “This Is America.”

The video, with its violent imagery and references to blackface minstrels, came as a surprise for Childish Gambino fans previously accustomed to his witty, sardonic style. As a result, it has been...

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