Michonne, in all of her awesomeness, for your entertainment pleasure (CAUTION: video contains extremely graphic images). – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj8wmFFTKRo Michonne is a fictional character in both the comic book series The Walking Dead as well as in the television series of the same name. Though her role in both works is fairly similar, her overall representation as…Continue Reading Michonne: A Badass Black Woman
Living Fly: Contemporary Hip Hop, a Loss of Role Models and the Building of a Dope-Centered Culture
By Jenna Conner Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass an American Slave, Written by Himself, (1845) Fredrick Douglass Fredrick Douglass: slave, freeman, anti-slavery lecturer, author, political activist, scholar. Over 150 years ago, Fredrick Douglass wrote his slave narrative, a piece of literature that was no doubt influential in the abolitionist movement and the end…Continue Reading Living Fly: Contemporary Hip Hop, a Loss of Role Models and the Building of a Dope-Centered Culture
The Treatment of Black Women Characters in Media
In class we talked about the intersectionality of being a woman and being African American when we discussed Anna Julia Cooper. We also talked about how Women of Color in Cooper’s time period often face both racism and sexism in almost all parts of their lives. I’ve noticed in various fandoms of shows that feature…Continue Reading The Treatment of Black Women Characters in Media