ABSTRACT
Feminist scholarship about the media is often guided by three key themes, including: stereotypes of women in advertising, film, television, and other media; differences among media representations of women of color; and the role of women in the interlocking axes of race, gender, class, and sexuality. This chapter offers a glimpse of media stereotypes of women of color. It defines terms relevant to the study of feminist theory as they relate to the study of race and explores the primary teachings of Black Feminists, which are central to the scholarship about race and gender. In 2013, the women’s movement came back with force. The movement’s concerns shift constantly as activists personally encounter pay gaps, rising childcare costs, and pregnancy discrimination. With the magnitude of these pressing issues, feminists fight on several fronts. Traditionally, African-American youth mainly used rap music to attract attention to social issues like poverty, police violence, and discrimination.
