The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America, is the black woman.” Malcolm X had said this in a speech in 1962, which means that even fifty-five years later this is still the foundation of what black women fight for. As one woman in “A Conversation With Black Women on Race,” she recalls when a teacher told her that she could not do specific roles in a play because she was black. However, that carries out into everyday life for black women in America because they cannot be cast for certain roles because they are black and that does not fit what the producer has in mind. On the contrary, one could say that women of other races are not cast as roles that are meant for a black woman. But, many black actresses such as Viola Davis (lead role in “How to Get Away With Murder) who says meaningful roles for a black woman are far and few
The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America, is the black woman.” Malcolm X had said this in a speech in 1962, which means that even fifty-five years later this is still the foundation of what black women fight for. As one woman in “A Conversation With Black Women on Race,” she recalls when a teacher told her that she could not do specific roles in a play because she was black. However, that carries out into everyday life for black women in America because they cannot be cast for certain roles because they are black and that does not fit what the producer has in mind. On the contrary, one could say that women of other races are not cast as roles that are meant for a black woman. But, many black actresses such as Viola Davis (lead role in “How to Get Away With Murder) who says meaningful roles for a black woman are far and few