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Black women in the media

Black women in the media and popular culture

News Anchor, Stephanie Satchell, Goes Natural!

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via Newsplex.com It's a growing trend in the African American community. Many women are saying "no" to chemical straighteners, weaves, extensions, wigs and heat and instead switching back to wearing their natural hair. CBS19’s Stephanie Satchell takes a look at the trend that some people are now calling a movement. For decades, African American women have been going to great…
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America’s Obsession with Black Female Identities

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Reagan, Romney, Rhimes and Rap Music: America's Obsession with Black Female Identities by Erica Thurman of EricaThurman.com Rewind. In 1976, Ronald Reagan did what many politicians do when giving anecdotal support of his/her platform—he made stuff up. "She has eighty names, thirty addresses, twelve Social Security cards and is collecting veteran’s benefits on four non-existing deceased husbands. And she is…
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