“Identity, Shame & Secrets” Marissa Jo Cerar Serves “Black Cake”
Merriam-Webster defines intersectionality as “The complex, cumulative way in which the effects of multiple forms of discrimination (such as racism, sexism, and classism) combine, overlap, or intersect, especially in the experiences of marginalized individuals or groups.” Marissa Jo Cerar is known for her intersectional storytelling and female-fronted narratives on projects such as The Fosters and […]
“First The Till Family. Then The Crime” Marissa Jo Cerar Discusses ‘Women Of The Movement’
The horrific murder of fourteen year old Emmett “Bobo” Till (played by Cedric Joe) on 28 August 1955 for allegedly wolf-whistling at Carolyn Bryant (played by Julia McDermott ), a white woman, still haunts us today as stark reminder of the scourge of hate crimes in America more than sixty years later. Showrunner Marissa Jo Cerar […]
