In our textbook, Media Literacy by W. James Potter, he talks about how African American stereotypes are portrayed on movies and televisions, and how it has changed throughout the decades. My mother told me when she was growing up that most African Americans were usually portrayed as slaves, maids, criminals, or slow. She said she started seeing in change in the different roles they were playing because African Americans began to make their own movies about their own culture. A good example of this is the raise of 70’s Blaxploitation movies. These movies were made for urban black audiences and many of the main characters were portrayed as heroes or characters who were taking down the oppressive white agenda. It came way to showcase African Americans in a different
In our textbook, Media Literacy by W. James Potter, he talks about how African American stereotypes are portrayed on movies and televisions, and how it has changed throughout the decades. My mother told me when she was growing up that most African Americans were usually portrayed as slaves, maids, criminals, or slow. She said she started seeing in change in the different roles they were playing because African Americans began to make their own movies about their own culture. A good example of this is the raise of 70’s Blaxploitation movies. These movies were made for urban black audiences and many of the main characters were portrayed as heroes or characters who were taking down the oppressive white agenda. It came way to showcase African Americans in a different