Pearce 1 Thomasina Pearce Professor Raymond UWRT 1103 July 29 2015 Annotated Bibliography “11 Things You Can do Right Now to End Colorism.” Bougie Black Girl. N.p., 27 Oct. 2014.\Web. 24 July 2015. ; SOWUL? what welosite (“11 Things”) This post listed 11 ways in which the African American community could end colorism. It is sad that this is a form of racism within one’s own race. She starts about announcing her anger towards all of the posts she sees on Facebook that promote colorism. She believes that “...a large part of the problem is denial” (“11 Things”). People are in denial that colorism is in fact something that is happening all of the time. Some of her ideas on how to end colorism were: acknowledge that colorism exists, stop calling colorism a preference, stop sharing posts on social media that promote colorism, etc. A limitation of this source is the fact that it is written from only one perspective. The most common form of colorism is the when dark- skinned African Americans are discriminated against and this is the only side of the story that the author focused on; however, the light-skinned community also faces some forms of colorism. Because colorism is one focus of my topic, I will use this source to pinpoint ideas/strategies that I liked the most and give advice on how to prevent colorism in the African American Community. «25 Influential Black Women of 2015.” Tnj. The Network Journal, n.d,Web. 24 July 2015. (25 Influential”) ‘This journal page simply listed 25 black women that were influential in different aspects in 2015, Pictures were included with the names of the women and that is helpful. When clicking ‘on a picture, you can see a description on what that person did during the year of 2015 that made such an impact. A limitation of this source, in regards to my project, is that all of the 38 women are much older than my targeted audience. Black Girl Magic represents all black girls and women, however, it is most popular amongst the younger generation.Pearce 2 ae Piitee Tepresentation, Thave a collage of pictures of black women that represent irl Magic. This journal page will not play a large role in my presentation, but I will use one or two of the pictures provided of women that I beli i lieve encompass Black Girl Magi (even though they are older women). ™ mes Browne, L., Mahogany. “Black Girl Magic.” Youtube. Youtube, 4 Mariifi 2015. Web. 23 July 2015. (Browne) In this video, Mahogany voices the many critiques of African American women by society through spoken word. After listing critiques such as, “[black girls] ain't ‘posed to love [themselves]” or “[black girls} ain't ‘posed to be no more than a girlfriend,” she provides reassuring words. She says, “... [Black women] are more than just a hot comb and a washing set” and that “[black women] are worth remembering” (Browne). This is a very strong source because it encompasses both the negative and positive aspects of being a black girl and both are needed for my presentation. I do not see any limitations or weaknesses in this source. am including this video in the “Society's Perception of Black Women” section of my presentation. Even though she points out many of the negative things people think about black women, she also closes with words of encouragement for black women, which will be very useful. Callahan, Yesha. “How Are Reality TV Shows Affecting Society’s Perception of Black Women.” Cross Roads News. Decatur, GA, | Jan. 2015. Web. 24 July 2015. (Callahan) oS ‘This post talks about the underrepresentation of black women jn the media and the continuous portrayal of black women in a negative light. Yesha feels that black women are cuerrepresented in reality television. She poses the question of, “...why ae black women so catertaining in ‘reality’ but thought to be unable to garner and audience as actors?” (Callahan). She believes thatthe over-dramatized ‘reality’ shows are Serving as confirmation to the stereotypes of black women and that is why society views black women as they do. ‘This was a very strong source, however, «limitation that I found was that it was only from one perspective. ‘is cite i i i f black women by society. However, 1 “This cite is perfect for my section on the perception oF m " have already included most ofthe information provided by this site in my presentation based oon prior knowledge, so 1 will not use this sitea as . 5 Pearce 3 Andvey. “Defining Black Girl Magic.” 2015. Web, 20 July 2015, Single Black Female Proj gject. N.p., 22 Aj (Lindsey) C sowie 7 “ The author of thi i 8 post gave her own definition of “ ; se er mee hareaiis ars oe of “Black Girl Magic.” She defines it as, "that kite” CU " our sharpness, tale it a “ tani She explains that it isa fairly new phrase tat el ee seein mais flees tll her readers how she first came across the term and how she poate Jay life. This post did a perfect job of describing the definition of “Black Girl Magic" and agi what it means to not only her, but what it means to many other black girls. This post was one of my more helpful sources, h i it Seer eal .es, however because it is a blog post, it was based on opinion a nie will be really helpful because it was the frst site encountered with a solid definition ‘or “Mack Girl Magic.” | will definitely use this site to give a definition of Black Girl Magic to ‘my audience, along with the definition that my partner and came up with ourselves. Griflin, Tiffany. “Sexy and Smart Black Women Exist, 7 June 2014, Web, 24 July 2015. (Griffin) EN IIEL t00.” Ebony. Ebony Magazine, 24 ‘this magazine article explains how black women are only seen by their sexy appearance and rat by their intelligence. Writer, Tiffany, tells how society does not expect black women to te acientific and/or intelligent. Tiffany stresses that black women can have the good looks nd the intelligence. She claims that black women 2% often not seen as “fully black” or sully female” because blacks=black men ‘and sexy women=white women (Griffin). There Jeaves no room for black women. ‘This article would be useful for the “Perception of Black Women by Society” portion of my project ax well; however, | will not use this site because I have already incorporated Jaformation atong the Hines of the information provided in this source ‘and I want to avoid repetitivencss. Pulse Kuatea. “Shifting."(N-p) m4. Print Jonen, Chayisse*Shorter-Goode! donerpshorter-Gooden) weed ‘Vhis book pring tight to the fact that many African American Wore feel pressure to compromise themselves as they face the serutiny from society: elaborates on Bow bic vromen “shift” by altering the expectations they have for themselves. They “shi . EEE ~C:"- wrePearce 4 Shorter-W. back to black as the : perspect at) The book also contains many int come back home each night (Jones, Pectives to the book. yy interviews which adds many different This book would i “4 . oT an in the Perception of Black Women in Society” portion of my summaries, If fyy ‘er, Lwill not use it because I was not able to read the entire book, only different « ae to use this book, I would want to use direct quotes. Reading the vummaries for the book did give me new topics to research. McGarrell, Imani. Editorial. “Angry Black Woman’ Stereotype Stems from Racism, oo The University Star. N.p.. n.d, Web. 20 July 2015. (McGarrell) LUO This source is an editorial in a web periodical. It explains where the “angry black woman” stereotype stems from. From the author’s take, the stereotype stems from racism. She explains that black women are indeed angry, but that anger comes from experience. She says, “Being a black woman in America means it is important to pick your battles, even though we should not have to (McGarrell).” By this she means that, no matter what black women do, they will always be labeled as “angry;” so because of this, black women have to always watch what they say and do. This source was helpful, however, a limitation I found was that she did not include perspectives of other black women. It seemed as though she was just speaking on behalf of all black women without actually consulting other black women about the issue. So | will use this article inthe “Society's Perception of Black Women” portion of my project The author does a great job with describing different experiences that many black women shave that may be the reasoning for why black women act the way they do. The information provided in this editorial will be used for a counter argument against society’s perceptions of black women. Muhammad, Charlene. “Who defines Black Women?” The Final Call. N.p., n.d, Web. 20 July 2015. juhammad) ; / se article that highlights the way society perceives black women. The article This source is a web ; : i Es a talks about how although black women are clearly capable of holding positions of power thes sill pelittled and thought of as {inferior to white women. The articles also blames and are critiques the media about how it po wo “ratchet” in most cases. Dr. Ava iti ji ww it portrays black women as “ratche Ava juhammad ways, "When I reflect on Black Women...the first thing that enters my mind is the M .Pearce 5 Portrayal of them through media i hati (Muhammad). This shows how teppei angry, miserable, and vindictive” American women in society. media has such a large effect on how people view African One, of my three subtopics for the m society. I will use this article in my jultimodal project, is how black women are perceived in has Presentation to make the point of how big of an i edi ae : sentat ig of an impact media © perception of black women in society. This article does a good job at explaining how the ae of black women in media have a negative impact on the self-esteem of black Quammie, Bee. “She’s Got a Big Ego?: Reflections of Black Women and Self-Confidence.” For Harriet. N.p., n.d,Web. 24 July 2015. So. SOV LNe (Quammie) SOW This post is about the confidence of black women. Quammie explains that many African ‘American women are ridiculed for having low self-esteem; however, when they display high self-esteem, they are classified as egotistical or arrogant. She says that “White America” fears an educated, confident, black woman and that is why black women are constantly pushed down (Quammie). | will use this post for the “Confidence in Black Women” portion of my project. It shows how although black women try to maintain high self-esteem, people are always trying to bring them down and yet it explains the strength of black women.