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Cher HIV/AIDS public health campaign

Celebrity Capital and Public Health Campaigns

November 30, 2021

Claudia León, Class of 2023, American Studies & Latino Studies/History In 1987, the New York State Health Department released these posters as part of a larger campaign...

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Front of comic

Free Speech and the Origins of Underground Comix

November 21, 2021

Ally Knapp, Class of 2024, College of Arts and Sciences Cartoonist Joel Beck’s Lenny of Laredo (1965) was a counterculture comic that he created while visiting UC Berkeley...

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Richie Pérez and Donna Caballero at a press conference regarding the film "Fort Apache, The Bronx"

The Committee Against Fort Apache Protesting Media Stereotypes

November 14, 2021

Claudia León, Class of 2023, American Studies and Government In 1980, photographer Joe Conzo Jr captured this picture of Richie Pérez, Donna Caballero, and an unnamed man...

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