By Holly MckenzieINSPIRATIONAL ROLE MODELS

"Always remember the acronym for "FEAR" can mean one of two things: Forget Everything And Run or Face

Everything And Recover“ ...

"It's okay to be afraid. It's not okay to let the fear STOP you”...

“You get in life what you have the courage to ask for”...

“Nothing will work unless you do”...

ALL OF THESE ARE QUOTES FROM SUCCESSFULL BLACK WOMEN WHO

HAVE INSPIRED ME TO BE WHO I AM TODAY

CUPCAKE BROWN

OPRAH WINFREY

CONSTANCE BRISCOE

ROSA PARKS

The Mammy The Jezebel The Sapphire

How are these stereotypes formed? & how are they perpetuated?

How is the stereotype supported?

“if you knew the thing that she be doing to mein the club, in the crib, or when I’m pushing the v

see, shorty ass be all over the placeif you front she probably put her ass all in your face for me

cause that’s my chick, cause that’s my chickcause that my chick, and she can get it”

GATEKEEPINGgate·keep·ing –(The activity of controlling, and usually

limiting, general access to something )

All of these images and texts - that the media have produced, make me want to block out all the

negative stereotypes that people have towards black women and make me want to accept the positive images of black women in society. I would filter out information that could cause

negative perceptions.

Rogers’ (1961) Concentric Circle

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By Holly Mckenzie

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