Shaming Young Black Girls: Tiana Parker's "Presentability" and the Policing of Black Identity
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by Tania L. Gaubert
Over a century ago, W.E.B Du Bois wrote one of the most prolific texts to date on the Black experience. Published in the spring of 1903, The Souls of Black Folk, empowered us with the language to articulate double-consciousness and provided a model for understanding Black identity and life.
Du Bois also posed what he called the unasked question of Black folks in America: “How does it feel to be a problem?” As a result, the ideology of racial uplift and a discussion on Black responsibility to save ourselves emerged.
Shaming Young Black Girls: Tiana Parker's "Presentability" and the Policing of Black Identity
Reviewed by Tania L. Balan-Gaubert
on
September 11, 2013
Rating: 5
Reviewed by Tania L. Balan-Gaubert
on
September 11, 2013
Rating: 5