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TOMORROW, Friday April 8th at 8:30am PST, Shaunelle Curry, Executive Director of Mother's Day Radio will speak in a panel discussion at Black Women for Wellness' Sisters @ Eight.
We will discuss Black women's representation in the media. Some of the discussion topics include the following:
- Colorism - does the media promote certain images of what we should consider beautiful, and how do these images translate into real world issues
- Health disparities- Several studies have shown that young women who watch an abundance of rap videos are more likely to engage in risky behavior, including violence, drugs and riskier sex habits. What are the images promoting, and how are they effecting our health as a whole
- Image - how does our hair and dress change the way we see each other, and how we are treated
- Historical prevalence - Are we still stuck in the same three roles in media, Saffire, Jezebel and Mammie... how does this effect the way Black women are treated...
- Self esteem- how and why images that we see in everyday life, effect our image of self
Other panelists include
Isidra Person Lynn, PR Specialist & Radio Personality Kelley Nicole, Singer/Songwriter Shani Byard Ngunjiri, Founder & Executive Director of Message Media, and Denise Duffield, Associate Director of Physician for Social Responsibility Los Angeles Please come join us and be a part of this discussion!
8:30 am - 10:30 am
Friday, April 8, 2011
LA Department of Water & Power ~ Crenshaw Auditorium
4030 Crenshaw Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
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Mother's Day Radio (MDR) is a community driven initiative whose mission is to
1) Engender respect for the lives of women and marginalized youth by advancing media portrayals of them that depict the inherent value, worth, and honor of their humanity; and
2) Engender agency in the lives of disenfranchised individuals by providing them with opportunities to influence and advocate for media portrayals that respectfully represent them.
www.mothersdayradio.org
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