Understanding Culture Appropriation: Explanations and Techniques to Avoid It

As holidays pass year after year, a practice now known as culture appropriation happens as well.

 Why It’s Newsworthy: It’s an issue that can affect minority cultures whose culture they believe is being misappropriated. Blanca Lopez Olmedo introduces you to a University of Georgia student and an expert to explain it, and show you how to avoid it. 

 

Blanca A. Lopez Olmedo is senior majoring in journalism in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. 

 

 

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