Why is Hollywood So Afraid of Black Women? [Reader Forum]
by Channing Kennedy on January 30 2012, 9:00AM
Colorlines.com readers discuss The Help’s place as a good vehicle for black actresses and a bad vehicle for accurate history.
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VideoWhy is Hollywood So Afraid of Black Women? [Reader Forum]
by Channing Kennedy on January 30 2012, 9:00AM
Colorlines.com readers discuss The Help’s place as a good vehicle for black actresses and a bad vehicle for accurate history.
Topics: Media
Three Feminists Talk About The Media’s Obsession With Unwed Black Women
by Jamilah King, Noelle de la Paz on October 31 2011, 10:16AM
There’s a lucrative industry devoted to saying that something’s wrong with black women. Here’s what we should be talking about instead.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality
Kelley Williams-Bolar: I ‘Never Thought I’d Be Prosecuted’
by Julianne Hing on September 27 2011, 1:17PM
The Ohio mom whose outrageous criminal case sparked a national outcry finally speaks out.
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‘It’s Free Swipe Yo EBT’ Music Video Attacks Poor Mothers
by Jorge Rivas on August 25 2011, 9:25AM
In her satirical video, Chapter plays Keywanda, a young mother of ten who deals with the “stress of her children’s fathers.”
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