Blog 4: Representation of African American Identity in Media

Week 4: Representation of African American Identity in Media 

Tuesday, Sept. 20: Read: Tracy Jan, News media offers consistently warped portrayals of black families, study finds, Washington Post, 2017.



Read: Lori Harwood, The evolution of Black representation on television, UArizona, 2022.

Assignment: Blog 5: Watch/Read any media regarding Black Identity and write on if the characters were stereotypical or not


This topic will explore "What is an American?" through how African Americans are represented in various media, including games, television, film, etc. Why this topic was chosen in particular due to how important media is in the current day. We gain a lot of different perspectives from our media and they portray many things to people for the first time. In turn, we should see how the African American identity is portrayed in media as it gives people a rounder idea of "What is an American?"

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