Edited by Adria Y. Goldman; VaNatta S. Ford; Alexa A. Harris and Natasha R. Howard - Contributions by Robin M. Boylorn; VaNatta S. Ford; Adria Y. Goldman; Rachel Alicia Griffin; Alexa A. Harris; Mark C. Hopson; Natasha R. Howard; Sheena C. Howard; Christo

Black Women in Popular Culture: An Introduction to the Reader's JourneyAdria Y. Goldman and Alexa A. HarrisPart I: Television and FilmChapter 1: Scandalous: Olivia Pope and Black Women in Primetime History, Joshua K. WrightChapter 2: Meet the Braxtons and the Marys: A Closer Look at Representations of Black Female Celebrities in WE TV's Braxton Family Values and Mary, Mary, Adria Y. GoldmanChapter 3: Visible But Devalued Through the Black Male Gaze: Degrading Images of the Black Woman in Tyler Perry's Temptation, Christopher K. JacksonPart II: The Music IndustryChapter 4: "Don't Make Me Hop After You...:" Black Womanhood and the Dangerous Body in Popular Film, LeRhonda S. Manigault-BryantChapter 5: Learning to Conquer Metaphysical Dilemmas: Womanist and Masculinist Perspectives on Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls, Robin M. Boylorn and Mark C. HopsonChapter 6: Mother Appreciation Rap (MAR) as a Genre and Representation of Black Motherhood, VaNatta S. Ford and Natasha R. HowardChapter 7: I Am Not My Sister's Keeper: Shifting Themes in Female Rap Videos (2005-2011), Natasha R. HowardChapter 8: "Bey Feminism" vs. Black Feminism: A Critical Conversation on Word-of-Mouth Advertisement of Beyoncé's Visual Album, Elizabeth Y. Whittington and Mackenzie JordanChapter 9: Black Women and Gender Violence: Lil' Wayne's "How to Love" as Progressive Hip Hop, Joshua Daniel Phillips and Rachel Alicia GriffinPart III: Advertising, Print, and Digital MediaChapter 10: Apparitions of the Past and Obscure Visions for the Future: Stereotypes of Black Women and Advertising During a Paradigm Shift, Joanna L. JenkinsChapter 11: Writing (about) the Black Female Body: An Exploration of Skin Color Politics in Advertising within Ebony and Essence, Simone PuffChapter 12: Black Millennial Women as Digital Entrepreneurs: A New Lane on the Information Superhighway, Alexa A. HarrisChapter 13: The Classification of Black Celebrity Women in Cyberspace, Andre NicholsonChapter 14: Identity as a Rite of Passage: The Case of Chirlane McCray, Sheena C. Howard

Black Women and Popular Culture: The Conversation Continues provides cutting-edge research in its analysis of the representation of Black women in popular culture and the potential implications of those images and messages. This compilation inspires critical thought and adds to the discussion on the various roles of Black women in popular culture.