Black Woman Redefined: Dispelling Myths and Discovering Fulfillment in the Age of Michelle Obama


Black Woman Redefined: Dispelling Myths and Discovering Fulfillment in the Age of Michelle Obama by BenBella Books

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Stereotypes aren't funny when they follow you everywhere.

This is the rallying cry that author Sophia A. Nelson wants all of America to grapple with when it comes to the way we view and treat black women.

Black Woman Redefined was inspired in part by what Nelson calls “open season on accomplished black women,” which reached a tipping point in 2007 when Don Imus referred to black female Rutger’s University basketball co-eds as “nappy-headed hos.” Since then, we’ve seen First Lady Michelle Obama caricatured on the infamous New Yorker cover, when she was called “angry” and “unpatriotic”; the 2009 groundbreaking Yale University Study on professional black women titled, “Marriage Eludes High-Achieving Black Women”; ABC’s “Why Can’t a Successful Black Woman Find a Man?” and the Internet video that went viral, “Black Marriage Negotiations,” featuring a successful black woman interviewing a nice black man to be her mate in a robotic, controlling, emasculating, Bible-thumping demeanor. More recently, we were subjected to the 2011 Super Bowl commercial that started a national firestorm featuring an “angry black woman” throwing a soda can at her mate, after first kicking, slapping, and emasculating him.

Nelson says black women are tired of such depictions that portray them as manless, childless, angry, and unfulfilled. Nelson sets out to change this cultural perception, taking readers on a no-holds-barred journey into the hearts and minds of accomplished black women to reveal truths, tribulations, and insights like never before.

She says it is time for a REDEFINITION among black women in America.
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Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America


Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America by Yale University Press

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Jezebel's sexual lasciviousness, Mammy's devotion, and Sapphire's outspoken anger—these are among the most persistent stereotypes that black women encounter in contemporary American life. Hurtful and dishonest, such representations force African American women to navigate a virtual crooked room that shames them and shapes their experiences as citizens. Many respond by assuming a mantle of strength that may convince others, and even themselves, that they do not need help. But as a result, the unique political issues of black women are often ignored and marginalized.

In this groundbreaking book, Melissa V. Harris-Perry uses multiple methods of inquiry, including literary analysis, political theory, focus groups, surveys, and experimental research, to understand more deeply black women's political and emotional responses to pervasive negative race and gender images. Not a traditional political science work concerned with office-seeking, voting, or ideology, Sister Citizen instead explores how African American women understand themselves as citizens and what they expect from political organizing. Harris-Perry shows that the shared struggle to preserve an authentic self and secure recognition as a citizen links together black women in America, from the anonymous survivors of Hurricane Katrina to the current First Lady of the United States. (20110314) Read more...

Invicta Women's 1208 Angel White Dial Black Plastic Watch


Invicta Women's 1208 Angel White Dial Black Plastic Watch by Invicta

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          Features:
  • Swiss Quartz movement
  • Water-resistant to 99 feet (30 M)
  • White dial with gunmetal hands, black arabic numerals and hour markers; Black unidirectional bezel
  • Mineral crystal; Black plastic case and bracelet

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Lessons Learned: Loving Yourself As A Black Woman


Lessons Learned: Loving Yourself As A Black Woman by Xpress Yourself Publishing, LLC

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As a Black woman, have you ever dealt with insecurities and pressures from the world that made you feel unsure about yourself or life in general? Do you want answers and solutions to your most deepest, darkest feelings? If so, Lessons Learned: Loving Yourself as a Black Woman is a book you should read. It is an inspirational and uplifting book, emphasizing ten life lessons addressing your intimate, personal, and professional life. In Lessons Learned, the author passionately and straightforwardly expresses and lays out the following: --The Q&A Method of problem solving life's problems --Understanding your deepest feelings and using the positive to overcome the negative --Your self-worth is greater than you think, learn why --What women tend to think the definition of true happiness is --The five most common types of Black women --What some Black women say to themselves that they would never say out loud --Why some Black women sacrifice their souls --Balancing children, family, and friends The author thought it necessary to create a book specifically catered to Black women in the self-healing process while laying out techniques on how to gain more self-confidence and strengthen your self-worth and overall life. Life Lessons reminds Black women of the importance of loving themselves first. Read more...

New Summer's Eve Ad Tows Offensive Line Against Black Women
New Summer's Eve Ad Tows Offensive Line Against Black Women

The “Summer's Eve Hail to the V: Lady Wowza” commercial promotes a women's cleansing product rather candidly. In the 55 second video, a Black woman's hand can be seen, cupped in a shape of a vagina. The talking “V” named Lady Wowza begins a monologue,


Event addresses HIV, black women
Event addresses HIV, black women

But the statistics show African-American women are at the greatest risk. HIV is the leading cause of death among African-American women age 25-34. In Mississippi, African Americans make up 37 percent of the population but 76 percent of new HIV cases.


Executive Leadership Council Black Women's Leadership Symposium to be Held in ...

New York, New York (PRESS RELEASE – July 19, 2011) – 125 leading Black women managers will participate in the invitation-only 2011 Executive Leadership Council (The Council) Black Women's Leadership Symposium on Tuesday, July 19 in Chicago, Illinois,


Tammerlin Drummond: Black anti-abortion campaign misses larger crisis

Over the last several months, black anti-abortion activists have been erecting inflammatory billboards all over the country targeting African-American women. Oakland, Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York. Their goal, they say, is to rally opposition to the


New Summer's Eve Ad Tows Offensive Line Against Black Women

19.07.11

In general, when advertisers mix racial stereotypes to advertisements for their products, disaster ensues.

Advertisement summer evening news can be seen as not only racist, but openly sexist and tasteless as well.

"Hi Eve Summer in V: Lady Wowza" Trade promotes a cleaner women rather candidly. In the video 55 seconds, the hand of a black woman can be seen, cupped in the shape of a vagina.Speaking in "V" named Lady Wowza begins a monologue, talking to the person it is attached.

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New Summer's Eve Ad Toes Offensive Line Against Black Women | News One

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Typically when advertisers mix racial stereotypes with advertisements for their products, disaster ensues.

A new Summer’s Eve advertisement can be perceived as not just racist, but sexist and blatantly tasteless as well.

The “Summer’s Eve Hail to the V: Lady Wowza” commercial promotes a women’s cleansing product rather candidly. In the 55 second video, a Black woman’s hand can be seen, cupped in a shape of a vagina. The talking “V” named Lady Wowza begins a monologue, speaking to the person it is attached to.

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