How “The Wonder Years” Reboot Redefined Black Masculinity

Tuesday February 25, 2025

Television reboots often rekindle nostalgia, but the 2021 reboot of “The Wonder Years” did something more ambitious: it reimagined Black masculinity and family life during the Civil Rights era. A recent study reveals how storytelling by the mass media can reclaim Black history and challenge common negative portrayals of Black men.

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Rachel Grant Authors the Foreword for a New Book Celebrating Black Women and Girls

Wednesday January 29, 2025

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism assistant professor, is the author of the foreword to “Beautiful, I Am,” a book by Stan J. Johnson. …

How Gender and Race Shaped Stacey Abrams’ Campaign to Court Black Male Voters

Friday January 10, 2025

New research examines how Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams’ 2022 campaign attempted to address the gap between support from Black women vs. Black men in her 2018 campaign, amid the complex intersections of race, gender and political discourse.

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Study: Communication Surrounding U.S. Black Female Candidates Can Potentially Reshape Perceptions of Black Women as Leaders

Thursday December 5, 2024

A new study has found that communication surrounding U.S. Black female political candidates can potentially reshape perceptions of Black women as leaders, which could impact efforts to court voters. …

Rachel Grant Receives Prestigious 2024 FEF William R. Jones Valuable Mentor Award

Tuesday December 3, 2024

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism assistant professor, is the recipient of a prestigious William R. Jones Most Valuable Mentor Award from …

Strong Black Woman: How the Media Misses the Intersectionality Story

Thursday November 21, 2024

Using intersectionality, new research suggests that the media does a disservice to Black women by upholding the stereotype of the Strong Black Woman. This approach undermines Black women’s mental health by emphasizing individual resilience while ignoring collective systemic struggles.

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Study: Television and Film Reboots Can Reclaim Black History and Culture

Tuesday October 29, 2024

A new study has found that Black history can be rehistoricized to articulate contemporary racial issues in an entertainment format. The findings by University of Florida College of Journalism and …

Rachel Grant to Serve as Panelist for the American Journalism Historian Association Conference

Friday October 4, 2024

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Assistant Professor Rachel Grant will be one of five panelists for “The Pittsburgh Courier: Chronicling Black Activism …

Rachel Grant Comments on the Effective Use of Social Media by Kamala Harris and Her Campaign Team

Monday July 29, 2024

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, was quoted in “Kamala: the ‘brat:’ Harris’ Campaign Launches for Voters Biden …

Race, Gender and Politics: Media Coverage of the Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court Nomination

Thursday July 18, 2024

The nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court was a case study of how the U.S. news media cover stories involving race, gender and politics. This research shed light on how prevailing media narratives remain entrenched within a framework dominated by white, patriarchal viewpoints.

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Rachel Grant to Serve as a Panelist at the 2024 American Political History Conference

Thursday May 30, 2024

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, will be a panelist at the 2024 American Political History Conference at Vanderbilt …

Study: News Media Coverage Can Affect Attitudes Toward Black Women With Political Appointments

Wednesday April 24, 2024

A new study has found that intersectional media narratives can humanize Black women and dismantle media stereotypes by breaking down monolithic identities. The findings by Rachel Grant, University of …

Study: Mainstream Media’s Biased Coverage of Monkeypox Contributed to False Messaging Affecting Treatment for Gay and Bisexual Men

Tuesday April 2, 2024

A new study has found that mainstream media’s biased coverage of the monkeypox crisis contributed to false messaging which affected health prevention and treatment for gay and bisexual men. The …

Rachel Grant to Speak at 2024 McKnight Annual Fellows and Mid-Year Research and Writing Conference

Tuesday February 6, 2024

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, will be a discussant at the 2024 McKnight Annual Fellows and Mid-Year Research and Writing …

Study: How Black Communities Effectively Used Humor to Communicate and Critique Health Information During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Wednesday January 31, 2024

A new study has found that Black communities were able to effectively communicate about the COVID-19 pandemic through humor, while thoughtfully critiquing the very systems they’ve been …

Rachel Grant Named Associate Editor of AJHA’s American Journalism Journal

Friday January 19, 2024

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, has been named associate editor of American Journalism, the flagship publication of the …

Rachel Grant and Doctoral Student to Present at 2023 International Journal of Press/Politics Conference

Tuesday October 10, 2023

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, and doctoral student Nikki Lyons will be presenting “Focusing on the Fellas: Stacey …

Empowering People of Color’s Voices Through the Narrative Justice Project

Wednesday October 4, 2023

The National Justice Project is a public interest campaign focused on challenging stereotypes and biases in popular media representations. This community-based initiative trains people of color to tell stories about marginalized people that counter mainstream, stereotypical stories.

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Rachel Grant and UFCJC Doctoral Student Present at AJHA 42nd Annual Convention

Tuesday October 3, 2023

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism assistant professor, and doctoral student Ernest Makata participated in the American Journalism …

Rachel Grant Selected as 2023 Kopenhaver Center Fellow

Monday August 14, 2023

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, has been named a 2023 Kopenhaver Center Fellow by the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for …

Rachel Grant Co-Authors Op-Ed on Representation in TV and Film Reboots

Tuesday July 11, 2023

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, is the co-author of the opinion piece “We Can’t Overestimate the Power of …

We Can’t Overestimate the Power of Representation in Reboots

Friday July 7, 2023

“Reboots are a part of our nostalgia culture; they allow us to reimagine that time period we loved, but with more complete or complex content. And representation really does matter in mainstream media, especially for children at early ages.”

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