Omar Lee

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Recent Illustrations

The Rachel Papers

What a hot, smart, lesbian pundit means for an uneasy America
Article by Jonanna Widner, Illustrated by Omar Lee, published in 2009; filed under Broadcast; tagged lesbian icons, media, MSNBC, Rachel Maddow, women in news.
Now you can quit camping out for the USPS to deliver your copy of "Buzz" and start reading Jonanna Widner's piece on Rachel Maddow, exploring the the pundit's prime time rise and unprecedented fan club around the country, and offering a social critique to the madness around Maddow! Click on the article for interactive reading!
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Jail Bait

Rethinking Images of Incarcerated Women
Article by Anna Clark, Illustrated by Omar Lee, appeared in issue Home & Away; published in 2005; filed under Film; tagged criminal justice, fantasy, media, prison reform, race, stereotypes.

It is not my pleasure to remind anyone of the 2001 teen flick Sugar & Spice. Teetering between the black humor of Heathers and the girly glitz of Clueless, it achieves the success of neither, and I bring it up now only because of a single scene.

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