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By Ty Ross Artist and Filmmaker Alisa Yang, not unlike many in this country, grew up in a religious household. In her case, the Evangelical Church. Her mother was a devout follower and Alisa spent most of her youth being shuttled around from church to church with her mom. When she was still very young, […]
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Filmmaker Alisa Yang Turns Past Trauma Into Empowerment, Exposing Evangelical Hypocrisy And Grift In The Process, With Her Documentary Short Film Sleeping With The Devil
November 19th, 2021 
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Tags: Exposing Evangelical Hypocrisy And Grift In The Process, Filmmaker Alisa Yang Turns Past Trauma Into Empowerment, With Her Documentary Short Film Sleeping With The Devil 
Comments Off on Filmmaker Alisa Yang Turns Past Trauma Into Empowerment, Exposing Evangelical Hypocrisy And Grift In The Process, With Her Documentary Short Film Sleeping With The DevilIn The Short Film Documentary Joe Buffalo, Viewers Get To See The Lasting Effects Of Residential Schooling On Canada’s First Nation People
October 28th, 2021 Bad Brad By Ty Ross In 2021, the world was shocked when the remains of hundreds of indigenous children were found in unmarked graves at multiple sites of government run residential schools in Canada. How did this happen? How did they go unnoticed for so long? What went on at these schools that led, not only to […]
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October 15th, 2021 Bad Brad By Ty Ross As the 2020 presidential election was getting down to the wire a ‘new’ news network appeared to come out of nowhere. All of a sudden, little known OANN began popping up as a source of right-wing news and hosting interviews with Trump staffers and allies. This network, with poor visuals that looked […]
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October 4th, 2021 Bad Brad By Ty Ross When I started getting ready for the March for Women’s Rights on Oct 2, I found myself questioning if we would get the kind of national support and participation we need right now to send a message. One so powerful and strong that it could not be dismissed or ignored. But I […]
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September 20th, 2021 Bad Brad By Ty Ross For the past few days, people have been having a good laugh at Nicki Minaj’s expense. Or ignorance, depending on how you see it. But for me, the issue is much deeper than that. One about using your platform to stroke your own ego over standing up for those who look to […]
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September 20th, 2021 Bad Brad By Ty Ross September 1, 2021 in the US will go down in the history of women’s health and reproductive rights. Unfortunately, the wrong side. As the GOP sponsored TX Bill SB 8 went into effect, it sparked outrage with women, companies and pro-choice advocates across the country and the world. But it wasn’t just […]
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September 11th, 2021 Bad Brad RSR Press Release The team at RSR wishes our very own Feature Writer Ty Ross a happy 47th birthday today.
Posted in COLUMNS BY TY ROSS Tags: Team RSR Wishes Feature RSR Writer Ty Ross a Happy 47th Birthday Comments Off on Team RSR Wishes Feature RSR Writer Ty Ross a Happy 47th BirthdayIn Texas, Black Women Are Twice As Likely To Die In Child Birth Than White Women – The New Abortion Ban Will Increase An Increasingly Disturbing Crisis
September 7th, 2021 Bad Brad By Ty Ross In December 2001, one year after the birth of my first child, I knew I was pregnant again before even taking the test. That familiar feeling of nausea. But this time it was accompanied by the unfamiliar feeling of sharp pains in my lower left abdominal area. I took a test to […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY TY ROSS, POLITICAL COLUMNS, WORLD NEWS Tags: Black Women Are Twice As Likely To Die In Child Birth Than White Women - The New Abortion Ban Will Increase An Increasingly Disturbing Crisis, In Texas Comments Off on In Texas, Black Women Are Twice As Likely To Die In Child Birth Than White Women – The New Abortion Ban Will Increase An Increasingly Disturbing CrisisAs The Country’s Strictest Abortion Law Takes Effect In Texas Many Worry About Rising Cases Of Abuse And Neglect In The State
September 4th, 2021 Bad Brad By Ty Ross Pre-pandemic, reported cases of abuse and neglect were already on the rise in Texas. A state that for over a decade has been number one in the nation with just over 7100 confirmed victims annually. Many believe that number may actually be higher because of the pandemic. Around 20% of cases […]
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August 23rd, 2021 Bad Brad By Ty Ross If you remember back in April, US Army Sergeant Jonathan Pentland was captured on a video that went viral, confronting a young black man in his neighborhood. Pentland can be seen approaching the young man, who was on the sidewalk, and telling him he was “in the wrong neighborhood”. When the young […]
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August 23rd, 2021 Bad Brad By Ty Ross About a year ago a friend was talking about A League of Their Own and how they left out one of the best women baseball players, Mamie ‘Peanut’ Johnson, and suggested we write a screenplay about her. I purchased the book A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie Peanut Johnson by […]
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August 23rd, 2021 Bad Brad By Ty Ross When outspoken justice warrior and activist Shaun King, put his Cash App, Venmo, PayPal and Zelle information on his social media while asking for financial help to move his family out of the luxurious New Jersey home his wife recently purchased, he received tons of backlash from the community he says he […]
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August 14th, 2021 Bad Brad By Ty Ross About 10 years ago, I approached the Customs Border Patrol checkpoint in Sierra Blanca, TX. It’s about 90 miles East of El Paso on I-10 towards Dallas and San Antonio. Those checkpoints act at an intervention point between border cities and the rest of the country to deter and capture those who […]
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August 12th, 2021 Bad Brad By Ty Ross From the first time I saw her perform on television, I was enthralled with Josephine Baker. Not only was she extremely beautiful, but she had a way of captivating audiences with her talent and her voice as well. I admired her for being so strong, and fearless to perform in front of […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY TY ROSS, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, WORLD NEWS Tags: From Screen Siren To Spy: How Josephine Baker Helped The Allies Win WWII Comments Off on From Screen Siren To Spy: How Josephine Baker Helped The Allies Win WWIIRemembering The Heroes And Pioneers Of The Chicano Civil Rights Movement And Why Their Contribution Is As Important As Ever
August 10th, 2021 Bad Brad By Ty Ross Since the Rodney King beating almost 20 years ago, police brutality and aggression against those in the black community has dominated the conversation. It reached a fever pitch after the murder of George Floyd by former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin. It sparked worldwide protests, and a demand for police reform. But […]
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August 3rd, 2021 Bad Brad By Ty Ross When I was a child, my family lived in a predominantly black community, and it was also my first experiences with racism. I know you may be wondering how one can experience racism within their own community, from their own race. But it can and does happen. More often than many of […]
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August 2nd, 2021 Bad Brad By Ty Ross At around 2:30am on June 14th, 42 year old Frank Penkava went to his neighbor’s home to ask they lower their music. This lead to a beating that can only be described as brutal, and savage. Penkava was beaten so severely that his family was only able to identify him by his […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY TY ROSS, WORLD NEWS Tags: Florida Man Remains In Coma After Asking Neighbors to Lower Their Music Leads To Savage Beating Comments Off on Florida Man Remains In Coma After Asking Neighbors to Lower Their Music Leads To Savage BeatingThe GOP Assault On Diversity In Education Reaches An All Time High
July 28th, 2021 Bad Brad By Ty Ross When former TX Democratic Lt. Governor Bob Bullock concepted the Bullock Museum, he wanted a place to preserve, highlight and interpret Texas’ culturally rich history. With exhibits, lectures and events celebrating both the known and unknown parts. With dedications to World Refugee Day and American Indian Day, the museum has recognized the […]
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July 27th, 2021 Bad Brad By Ty Ross For several years now Facebook and its owner Mark Zuckerberg have been accused of showing right wing bias when it comes to users on the platform. Ground zero for the spread of anti-vaccine disinformation, that has permeated more than a third of the country. Allowing Right Wing pundits like Ben Shapiro to […]
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July 20th, 2021 Bad Brad By Ty Ross Tragedy struck close to home in the early morning hours recently when popular podcaster and ASU grad Matthew George, 26, was struck and killed a little after 2am while walking in the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles. Co-host of the popular dating and relationship podcast, She Rates Dogs, George was beloved […]
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July 14th, 2021 Bad Brad By Ty Ross No one can disagree on the benefits of unionization. After all, someone has to protect the little guy when corporate greed supersedes the needs and safety of their employees. Unions have been successful in decades past. Advocating on behalf of their members for better, more stable wages, paid time off, reasonable hours […]
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July 8th, 2021 Bad Brad By Ty Ross The homeless population is comprised of all demographics. A variety of backgrounds. While what they have in common is homelessness, their needs aside from lack of housing, are not the same. A widely misguided stereotype is that all homeless are addicts or engaged in behaviors that somehow led to their situation due […]
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June 10th, 2021 Bad Brad By Ty Ross 1980’s Miami, an intersection of drugs, crime and violence. Lots and lots of violence. Mostly related to the booming drug business of the likes of Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar and America’s own cocaine king pin ‘Boston’ George Jung. Located at Florida’s tip with easy access to Latin & South America, Miami […]
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June 8th, 2021 Bad Brad By Ty Ross There’s something eerie about Mississippi. A feeling that washes over you the moment you cross the state line. A feeling of being transported back to another, earlier, more oppressive time. One of blatant, unabashed racism, segregation and an overwhelming feeling that one can fall victim to an act of white supremacy at […]
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June 8th, 2021 Bad Brad By Ty Ross ‘Guess what happened at work yesterday’ was a text I got from my oldest daughter this morning. She had just sent a text telling she made really good tips the night before, so I assumed she maybe had a celebrity customer who tipped her well or some crazy server stories from her […]
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