Truth In Reality is a non-profit social advocacy organization pioneering a movement to change the imbalanced media depictions of women of color.
Joined August 2012
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15 Mar 2018
The status of women of color in the U.S. news media 2018: full report
womensmediacenter.com/report…
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Truth In Reality retweeted
13 Dec 2017
#RepresentationMatters. On television, in film, in the media that we consume on a daily basis, we should be able to see accurate portrayals of Blackness, as well as be able to relate to it. However, it's so common that images are whitewashed.
Read more: fal.cn/qYA2
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2 Oct 2017
The "angry black woman" stereotype is as pernicious as it is tired. A group of execs is doing something about it bit.ly/2fqLH5T
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Stereotypes dating back to slavery, shape our perceptions of Black girls as well as Black women. bit.ly/2f77oLc
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1 Aug 2017
A USC study finds that women and minorities continue to face harsh underrepresentation in film x.com/Salon/status/892505443…
A USC study finds that women and minorities continue to face harsh underrepresentation in film ow.ly/lzEM30e3CZk
6 Jul 2017
From @SherriWrites piece on @ELLEmagazine regarding the importance of Black women telling their stories
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Truth In Reality retweeted
6 Jul 2017
I wrote about black women's media representations for @ELLEmagazine #OITNB elle.com/culture/movies-tv/n…
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27 Jun 2017
Learning gender roles from movies and TV shows has real consequences on kids' self-esteem and relationships x.com/Salon/status/879537290…
Learning gender roles from movies and TV shows has real consequences on kids' self-esteem and relationships ow.ly/iQGN30cU1yq
9 May 2017
Do you feel that criticizing shows featuring storylines revolving around interpersonal violence is a form of respectability politics? x.com/LadyTunya/status/86205…
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29 Apr 2017
Images matter. Why Michelle Obama sporting her natural hair gave us room to breathe deeper x.com/BlackYouthProj/status/…
29 Apr 2017
Images matter. Why Michelle Obama sporting her natural hair gave us room to breathe deeper: ow.ly/WshZ30aLNb7
27 Apr 2017
"...it (the media) also heavily relies on the narratives of a select group of transgender individuals (women)."
aaihs.org/representation-res…
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19 Apr 2017
19 Apr 2017
Exposure to media violence creates trauma & people can harm others by posting violence to @facebook. Entertainment culture erodes values
11 Apr 2017
Issa Rae's 'Insecure' and the very few shows to ever depict "great black female friendships" on TV x.com/Newsweek/status/851788…
Issa Rae's 'Insecure' and the very few shows to ever depict "great black female friendships" on TV bit.ly/2p16uDk
