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Danny Duncan Collum

  • Columnist, U.S. Catholic
  • Director Of Visual Arts & Associate Teaching Professor, Kentucky State University
Frankfort
As seen in: U.S. Catholic, Sojourners, The Lamp Magazine
Covers:  politics, culture, religion, popular music, movies, TV, media, digital culture, rural America, race and class, populism, democratic socialism
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Danny Duncan Collum’s Biography

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Danny Duncan Collum is a popular culture columnist for U.S. Catholic and a professor of English and journalism at Kentucky State University in Frankfort.. Collum is the author of three nonfiction books (Black and Catholic in the Jim Crow South, Rising to Common Ground, Black and White Together) the editor of a fourth (African Americans in the Spanish Civil War) and author of the novel, “White Boy.”
Collum was born and raised in Greenwood, Mississippi, attended the Greenwood public schools and …

Danny Duncan Collum’s Journalist Portfolio

In John Prine's music, we saw Christ's call to care for the outcast

In John Prine's music, we saw Christ's call to care for the outcast

As a COVID-19 victim, this musician shares a final lesson for the masses. The defining image of the COVID-19 …

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Do We Need Universal Basic Income?

Do We Need Universal Basic Income?

WHEN I TOLD my oldest son I was writing about universal basic income (UBI), he said, "All I know is that the …

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In 'Blinded by the Light,' an illuminating look at the power of music

In 'Blinded by the Light,' an illuminating look at the power of music

Regardless of race or religion, Bruce Springsteen's music is for the people. Fifty years from now, if anyone …

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The Divine Comedy for Our Time

The Divine Comedy for Our Time

THIS SUMMER, in Mississippi, I sat by my father's bed for three weeks and watched him die. After that, I drov…

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When Them Is Us

When Them Is Us

By now we all know that American politics and American Christianity are divided into warring camps. By now we…

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In 'Remastered,' a reminder that the music business can be both empowering and oppressive

In 'Remastered,' a reminder that the music business can be both empowering and oppressive

The music industry has drawn its lifeblood from the cultural expressions of oppressed people. Anyone who has …

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Articles

In ‘What’s Next,’ Bill Gates sidesteps accountability

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By Nathaniel Hunter, Danny Duncan Collum
| U.S. Catholic Verified
Millions of people all over the world would probably be eager to sit at the feet of Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates, basking in his brilliance. That may be why, in less than five years, he’s become the subject of two Netflix series by Oscar-winning documentarians. In 2019, Davis Guggenheim, director of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, produced Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates, a three-parter.
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Pete Rose’s legacy highlights the perils of unchecked ambition

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By Nathaniel Hunter, Danny Duncan Collum
| U.S. Catholic Verified
Editors’ Note: Pete Rose passed away on September 30 at the age of 83. This column was written prior to his passing. By the time you see this, Major League Baseball (MLB) will be well into its postseason playoff, with the World Series just around the corner. I know, nobody cares. Football is America’s game now. But throughout most of the 20th century, baseball truly did live up to its title of America’s national pastime.
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‘We Grown Now’ tells the story of life in Cabrini-Green

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By Nathaniel Hunter, Danny Duncan Collum
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In the early 1990s, America was obsessed with violent inner-city crime, especially if it was committed by young Black men. The crack cocaine epidemic was fueling gang wars in every American city. Highly publicized carjackings spread terror among suburbanites.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Assistant Editor Sojourners magazine

Have you ever used a typewriter?

yes

How is social media changing news?

It's making things that never really happened into news.

Awards

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Evangelical Press Association Higher Goals Award

2020 - Standing Column for "Eyes & Ears" in Sojourners magazine.
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Evangelical Press Association Higher Goals Award

2018 - Standing Column for "Eyes & Ears" in Sojourners magazine.

Judge's Comment: Edgy,bold-­but with a heart.The writer takes on sticky subjects with moral clarity and measured outrage. Each column is a journey,and I find out something valuable about my world.

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Catholic Press Award

2018 - Best Arts, Leisure, Culture & Food Column

First Place for for "Culture in Context" in U.S. Catholic magazine

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Associated Church Press Award

2012 - Media Review Section

Award of Excellence for Culture Watch in Sojourners magazine

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