Carefree Black Girls
A Celebration of Black Women in Popular Culture
New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2021.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: pages cm
"An Empowering and Celebratory Portrait of Black Women-from Josephine Baker to Aunt Viv to Cardi B. In 2013, film and culture critic Zeba Blay was one of the first people to coin the viral term #carefreeblackgirls on Twitter. As she says, it was "a way tocarve out a space of celebration and freedom for Black women online." In this collection of essays, Blay expands on this initial idea by delving into the work and lasting achievements of influential Black women in American culture--writers, artists, actresses, dancers, hip-hop stars--whose contributions often come in the face of bigotry, misogyny, and stereotypes. Blay celebrates the strength and fortitude of these Black women, while also examining the many stereotypes and rigid identities that have clung to them. In writing that is both luminous and sharp, expansive and intimate, Blay seeks a path forward to a culture and society in which Black women and their art are appreciated and celebrated"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects:
Blay, Zeba.
African American women in popular culture.
African American women -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
African American women -- Social conditions.
Sex in mass media.
Blay, Zeba.
African American women in popular culture.
African American women -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
African American women -- Social conditions.
Sex in mass media.
ISBN:
1250231566
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SOCIAL SCI Gender Women Bla | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references.