Sharon Sochil Washington

Sharon Sochil Washington has a PhD in cultural anthropology and is the author of The Educational Contract as well as the novel The Blue Is Where God Lives.

For Whom Do We Create?

The conundrum facing so many American artists today

By Sharon Sochil Washington | Monday June 3, 2024

Stereotypes and the City

 What to make of HBO’s attempts to diversify an iconic show?

By Sharon Sochil Washington | Thursday April 25, 2024

Black Cleopatra

How a recent Netflix series infuriated Egypt—and raised questions about color stratification and the social construct of race

By Sharon Sochil Washington | Thursday January 25, 2024

False Prophets

A recent film about a Black megachurch is often hilarious, but its flaws reside in the story it doesn’t tell

By Sharon Sochil Washington | Thursday June 1, 2023

The Lotus Position

What does one of television’s biggest hits have to say about the nature of a certain kind of American tourism?

By Sharon Sochil Washington | Thursday May 11, 2023

A Royal Disappointment

Am I the only Black woman in America who thinks Bridgerton is trash?

By Sharon Sochil Washington | Friday January 6, 2023

Stereotypes and the City

By Sharon Sochil Washington | Thursday April 25, 2024

Black Cleopatra

By Sharon Sochil Washington | Thursday January 25, 2024

False Prophets

By Sharon Sochil Washington | Thursday June 1, 2023

The Lotus Position

By Sharon Sochil Washington | Thursday May 11, 2023

A Royal Disappointment

By Sharon Sochil Washington | Friday January 6, 2023

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