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Still from the film "Losing Ground" directed by Kathleen Collins. This post has been a long time coming. I Love Black women filmmakers, because I believe that Black women filmmakers see us. Not just the uplifting "We shall overcome" versions of … [Continue reading]
In the book, Sister Citizen, Dr. Melissa Harris Perry argues that many Black women in the US find themselves standing straight in a crooked room because of how we experience both racism and sexism. According to Harris-Perry, Black women are standing … [Continue reading]
I saw both Brave and Beasts of the Southern Wild this weekend, and I hadn't thought about the connection between the two movies until this morning. I don't read film reviews (ironic no?) so I am often in for a surprise when I see a … [Continue reading]
Nearly 4 years ago I wrote "From Gossip Girl to Ghetto Girls: What are We Teaching our Daughters" and I think that my thinking has changed or crystallized in terms of my thinking around Hood Lit/Hood Fiction/Urban Fiction. Given the fact that … [Continue reading]
I have watched the last four episodes of Love and Hip Hop Atlanta, while taking notes, fractured wrist and all, because I knew that culturally this show represented a kind of shift in Black women on reality television. Furthermore, I … [Continue reading]