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Amir Wright

Amir Wright is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in journalism with a minor in africana studies. His column, "The Black Light," runs on alternate Fridays.

WRIGHT: Jordan Peele's 'Get Out' is not it

Jordan Peele’s 2017 directorial debut "Get Out" was a critical success, from box offices and audiences alike. But as soon as the film rolled out to theaters this conversation of its cultural impact and the Black experience somehow got welded together without anyone's approval, specifically not from the Black women and men who this story is somehow reflective of.Apr 2 2021

WRIGHT: Loss of life over past year continues to impact Black community

In just a few weeks makes a whole year of being in a global pandemic. As a transfer student here at Rutgers, the Fall 2019 semester was my first semester at a four-year university as a junior. Now fast-forwarding more than a year later, so much has changed my life as a human who just so happens to attend Rutgers. Feb 26 2021

WRIGHT: 'BIPOC' acronym does nothing to address issues faced by Black community

"BIPOC" is one of the newer buzzwords that your favorite “allies” have been bashing Black people over the head with for the past year. After the year Black people have had, why is it that a new term to avoid calling us “Black” is birthed again?Feb 12 2021

WRIGHT: Diversity statements need to be tossed away

Since the start of America, white Americans have not been able to see how Black Americans navigate the country in which we live. Jan 29 2021

WRIGHT: Cancel culture could use some nuance

I want to start this off by saying I don't dislike the idea of “canceling” a figure due to what they have said or done in the current day or past. Nov 13 2020

WRIGHT: Black athletes continue making their mark

For this week's article, I had planned to write about the upcoming election, but after Tuesday night’s World Series win by the Los Angeles Dodgers, I realized that there is a growing conversation of Black players as the best players of their respective sports. Oct 30 2020

WRIGHT: My Black vote does not belong to you

From white American women to presidential candidates (more often than not), please reread that title. Oct 16 2020

WRIGHT: Media is not as sensitive to Black lives as you think

As the world has been changing day by day and night by night, the news of course changes exactly with it. Look at how we consume news now in 2020 compared to two decades ago. We have seen the rise of social media and other digital service providers and TV taking place of the daily newspaper prints. Oct 2 2020

WRIGHT: Check your white ally complex

WRIGHT: Black lives remain undervalued in white America