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Over the years, mainstream media and pop culture created a stigma that looks down upon being intelligent. In today’s society “being cool” is actually the opposite of being intelligent, and essentially certain entertainers “dumb down” their intelligence for ratings and record sales.

Dumb It Down exposes the entertainment industry for forcing prominent African-American celebrities to tone down their intelligence in order to maintain relevance.

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Join us on Twitter to discuss “dumbing it down” on Wednesday, June 24 at 1pm ET. Use the hashtag #dumbitdown