The Black Girl Project Screening and Fundraiser
Friday August 27, 2010
This Friday, August 27 at 7 pm the Black Girl Project film will debut in The Spike Lee Screening Room at Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus. For ticket information visit http://bgpbk.eventbrite.com/. To learn more about the film and fundraiser visit www.blackgirlproject.org.The Black Girl Project as stated on the website:
The Black Girl Project is a documentary film which asks pretty much one question: who are you? Of course that question morphed into other, follow-up questions, but that singular question lies at the heart of the film.
In a culture where Black women and girls are either venerated for their saintly accomplishments which strips them of any other character attribute except that of martyr/mammy, or demonized and used as the fall gal to explain away all that is wrong with the Black community and society-at-large, it is important to hear and see Black girls speak their truths.
Traditional media continues to have a problem with realistic, multi-faceted portrayals of Black women and girls, and for that matter, all females of color. It is our hope that the film adds to the discussions about Black women and girls across the country and that it will contribute to a paradigm shift in how they are seen by others and how they see themselves.
Please support this film and organization.Ladies Unite!
Lenox Davis
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