James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana take a look at the online backlash to Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” over its inclusion of black characters and consider the extent to which it is driven by people are trying to “own the past” in the Orwellian sense, people who are just ignorant as far as the history of the Mediterranean, or just general malcontents.  The guys then discuss the recent move by Tuskegee University, one of the top HBCUs in the country, to ban their students from wearing bonnets and durags to class and in the cafeteria and whether this kind of move is justified or a sneak attack on Black culture.

Critics Rave About ‘The Odyssey’—And Slam Elon Musk’s Anti-Woke Campaign (Forbes)

Go woke, get rich: why rightwing hate campaigns don’t affect the box office (The Guardian)

The Fear of Black Greeks (The Atlantic)

‘The Odyssey’ Is Officially One of the Biggest R-Rated Movies in Box Office History (Collider)

No bonnets, du-rags or bedroom shoes: Tuskegee University updates student rules for fall (WSFA)

Tuskegee University’s New Dress Code: Bans Bonnets, Durags on Campus (The Source)