Souls of Black Girls.
Souls of Black Girls.
- 1 online resource (streaming video file) (51 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Title from title frames. Film In Process Record.
Chuck D, Gwen Ifill, Jada Pinkett Smith, Michaela Angela Davis, Regina King
Originally produced by Media Education Foundation in 2008.
Filmmaker Daphne Valerius's award-winning documentary THE SOULS OF BLACK GIRLS explores how media images of beauty undercut the self-esteem of African-American women. Valerius surveys the dominant white, light-skinned, and thin ideals of beauty that circulate in the culture, from fashion magazines to film and music video, and talks with African-American girls and women about how these images affect the way they see themselves. The film also features powerful commentary from rapper and activist Chuck D, actresses Regina King and Jada Pinkett Smith, PBS news anchor Gwen Ifill, cultural critic Michaela Angela Davis, and others.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English
1256061 Kanopy
African Americans.
Ethnicity.
Gender identity.
Mass media and culture.
Mass media.
Women's studies.
Enthnology.
Documentary films.
Documentary films.
Title from title frames. Film In Process Record.
Chuck D, Gwen Ifill, Jada Pinkett Smith, Michaela Angela Davis, Regina King
Originally produced by Media Education Foundation in 2008.
Filmmaker Daphne Valerius's award-winning documentary THE SOULS OF BLACK GIRLS explores how media images of beauty undercut the self-esteem of African-American women. Valerius surveys the dominant white, light-skinned, and thin ideals of beauty that circulate in the culture, from fashion magazines to film and music video, and talks with African-American girls and women about how these images affect the way they see themselves. The film also features powerful commentary from rapper and activist Chuck D, actresses Regina King and Jada Pinkett Smith, PBS news anchor Gwen Ifill, cultural critic Michaela Angela Davis, and others.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English
1256061 Kanopy
African Americans.
Ethnicity.
Gender identity.
Mass media and culture.
Mass media.
Women's studies.
Enthnology.
Documentary films.
Documentary films.