Exploring Images of African-American Women

Exploring stereotypes of African-American women and empowering young African-American girls.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• golddigger
• video
• girl
• ghetto
• soul
• sista
• african
• queen

[GNDRGRAD]

This is a great song. Who is the artist?

[loveridden3488]

Thank you! Brown Skin-India Arie

[TheGoldenChyle]

Well sweetheart don't allow other people to steal your self-worth. I know that people say hurtful things about BW, they do even worse with BM. If you weren't so beautiful and elegant they would have no need to attack you. The fact of the matter is this BW are the EPITOME of FEMININITY! Europeans LOVE your skin tone, full-lips, curvaceous hips, and ample backside (i.e. tanning to the brink of cancer, lip injections, butt implants, etc). You ARE the ORIGINAL QUEEN! So hold your head up and smile..

[Applebaum]

black women who descend from slavery arent all African American

We are Black British Women

Black Brazilian

Black Caribbean

Black Canadian

Afropean (Black Eurpean)

and African too

these images have huge impact on us all and ricohet around the world into al of our Black african Diasporic female lives

but great vid! love the use of India Aries beautiful song Brown Skin

[delirous8]

Never let yourself be defined by others you become your own definer.

[msalah2341]

@Applebaum thay nothing but bywords

[cabadura1000]

why did i cry??...anyways i like it..should of added the buissness women with oprah and michelle oboma

[WonderWomanFan4life]

@loveridden3488

i love this song

[brownstone65]

@TheGoldenChyle you better say that....that is the truth.....I always told me daughters that other races talk down about us because they are extremely jealous of us.....

[brownstone65]

@Applebaum that might be true. but she talking about Africcan-American ok...Thank you

[ord2jpn]

I enjoyed your video. In my travels, I try to inspire others to think differently of us. Things are changing now, but quite sadly too few of us travel outside the box. Too few of us bother to learn another language. On top of this we put those sisters down that step out of the box. I'm sick of being affronted with the American images of us when I'm backpacking through Cambodia.

[flatlanderdot]

@ResearchKnowledge123 We all know that there are intelligent black women, too. Her video was to show all aspects. And, as much as people hate to admit it, there are many black women in the US who ARE ghetto. Stereotypes usually have some truth behind them in some way. I think there need to be more videos marketed to the ghetto women, about becoming more than that.

[PropheSAY]

The only thing about this vid that really might mislead is that it in no way promotes which stereotype a young lady should fit. Of course many know, but common sense is not common to everyone... some might find one of the earlier stereotypes appealing. Moving away from all that, let's stop promoting stereotypes altogether (negative or positive) and start encouraging our young Black women to find their one true identity, which transcends race and gender. And that is in Christ.

[ResearchKnowledge123]

Why even include the Negative images at the beginning of the video? We know all too well the negative propaganda that's constantly foisted upon us. Simply make more vids that celebrate Beautiful, Strong, intelligent Black Women. There really is no need to include the negative imagery.