Introduction: Black Women Shattering Stereotypes in Film/TV
Chapter 1: Natural Hair, the Marker of Black Female Resistance and Empowerment
Chapter 2: TeamLightSkin v. TeamDarkSkin
Chapter 3: All the Single Ladies: Sex and the Single Woman
Chapter 4: Black Women are Not Always Womanist: The Politics of Empowerment
Chapter 5: “I’m Talking to You”: Breaking the Fourth Wall
Chapter 6: Funny Women: Laughing With, Not Laughing At
Chapter 7: History Lessons: We are Strong, Independent Women
Conclusion: A Reason for Hope
Appendix I: Quoted Participant Demographics
Acknowledgements
References
About the Author and Artist