There's a long history of dances being pilfered for profit – and TikTok is the latest battleground

By Jill Vasbinder, Senior Lecturer in Dance, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

In January 2020, 14-year-old Jalaiah Harmon created what would become one of the biggest viral dance sensations on TikTok.

But few users knew that Harmon, who is Black, invented the dance, which she dubbed the Renegade – at least not until a month later, when The New York Times drew attention to her case. That’s because a TikTok user had copied the dance, and it was that TikToker’s rendition that went viral.

Because…

Read complete article

~	Right wing victory in North Macedonia presidential and parliamentary elections

~	How can we measure the size of Australia’s illegal cannabis market – and the billions in taxes that might flow from legalising it?

~	High Court dismisses key challenge to indefinite immigration detention. What does it mean?

~	A brief history of found footage video art – and where Macklemore’s Hind’s Hall fits in

~	Sky-high vanity: constructing the world’s tallest buildings creates high emissions

~	Germany: British Palestinian Doctor Denied Schengen Entry

~	The Global Coalition for Language Rights: A space for language justice

~	Floods and flooding ‘will be part of our lives,’ says Brazilian architect and urbanist

~	Nepal: Systemic descent-based discrimination against Dalits needs urgent action – NEW REPORT

~	Sleep wrinkles are real. Here’s how they leave their mark