MA Project Workshop Posts

Image: Black Women Looking in the Mirror. Shutterstock. I first learned about Charles Horton Cooley’s idea of the looking glass self during my first semester…

Image: Celebrating Black Women, Claiming A Seat At The Table This week, I engaged with Ane Ogbe’s, “A seat at the table is not enough:…

Image: Comcast Technology Center: Philadelphia’s tallest building. This week, I sat with the article that helped me examine the tension between how we’re seen and…

Image: Raven Symone as Raven Baxter in Disney’s That’s So Raven Growing up, I didn’t have a real idea of what representation was. I just…

Image: Kamala Harris by Sean Connelley/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images In a previous post, I celebrated the genius of Kimberlé Crenshaw and her…

Image: Beyoncé Knowles Carter – Forbes It’s wild to think we’re already in week seven, closer to seeing this MA Project come to life and…

Image: from stupidDOPE – Boss Women Media. In the article #BlackGirlMagic: Impact of Social Media on Black Women’s Self-Esteem, Olayinka, Gohara, and Ruffin (2021) examine…

Picture: Solange – Don’t Touch My Hair ft. Sampha As I study European beauty standards amongst Black women in corporate America, the topic of hair…

I was first introduced to Kimberlé Crenshaw’s work during my first semester of graduate school. I remember hearing about her idea of intersectionality and thinking,…

As I reflect on my documentary project about Black women and code-switching in corporate settings, Nappily Ever After immediately comes to mind. Though it’s a…