Black Women Research Presentation

i always post about my presentations but not about what i actually study 😊.

today i presented at a research conference (this is my third one this semester 😊)

For this research lab it’s a Black women’s studies group called Black Girl Talks, and we research and explore topics about Black women’s identity, body image, hip hop, and impacts of social media on Black women.

for our current study, we studied the impacts of hip hop from the 90s and 00s affects on Black women’s identity. my research lab is also an organization that mentors high school aged black women and we help them navigate their identity, encourage and advise them on how to deal with racial incidents that they face.

it was really nice to see the participants evolution in the data from before completing the mentoring program and what they’ve learned as a mentor.

hip hop feminism and black feminism are two frameworks we use to analyze and understand black women. these are intersectional lenses that recognize all aspects of a person’s identity. they also recognize the variety of experiences that can occur within a marginalized group.

black women in hip hop is a complicated space. while black women are empowering, motivational and innovative and inspirational in hip hop, there are a plethora of negative messages in hip hop music that primarily come from black men, and is found in black women’s hip hop music as well.

some black women feel there are similarities in the messages that are in music about black women today, and others feel there are differences.

some black women reclaim negative stereotypes, accept being called “hoes, whores b!tches while others prefer to reject them and listen to hip hop music that is uplifting.

i always say this, in black women’s hip hop, the negatives can be positive at times. for example the city girls, who rapped about being from the hood, having sex for money, being ratchet ghetto etc. created music that was able to give them economic success and a lifestyle out of financial struggle! they’re being invited to awards ceremonies, receiving awards for their work.

and regardless of how any one feels about the city girls, sukihanna, sexxy redd, etc. they are Black women who are in spaces for reclaiming the negative stereotypes that society places on Black women, and that’s amazing that they were able to do that 🤩💞. and while i praise the reclamation of negative stereotypes, the discussion about how artists that are over sexualized in their music, impacts young Black girls identity and development should be considered as well.

this is just a brief overview of what this project i’m studying is about 😊.

if anyone has any specific questions leave a comment or send me a dm! i’d love to hear and talk to y’all about how to improve issues Black women experience in society.

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