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Roundtable on The Carmichael Show

September 21, 2015
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Roundtable on <i>The Carmichael Show</i>

A roundtable discussion on The Carmichael Show by Phillip Cunningham, Alfred Martin, and Khadijah Costley White.
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Exploring Iyanla Vanzant’s Toolkit for Fix My Life

October 11, 2012
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Exploring Iyanla Vanzant’s Toolkit for <i>Fix My Life</i>

In the second of two posts on the enterprise of black female discipline, how does the enterprise change when a black woman is the disciplinarian?
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Steve Harvey and the Enterprise of Black Female Discipline

October 3, 2012
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Steve Harvey and the Enterprise of Black Female Discipline

While it feels natural to celebrate the advance in African American representation demonstrated by Harvey’s multifaceted empire, the black feminist in me wonders if his large steps forward will mean a step backward for black women in media.
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In Defense of the Strategic Marginalization of Blackness within Mad Men

September 14, 2010
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In Defense of the Strategic Marginalization of Blackness within Mad Men

Is the exclusion of blackness on Mad Men an oversight, a strategic choice, or a reflection of the continuing privilege of whiteness?
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