1. Smart Guy/ March 24 2009/ 3:00 p.m.
2. Television Show
3. BET, Channel 50
4. Single dad who supports his three children, which one of them happened to be a genius
5. Positive Image, because he’s taking care of his family without any negativity
1. One on One/ March 24 2009/ 2:00 p.m.
2. Television Show
3. BET, Channel 50
4. Single dad supporting his teenage daughter, while giving up his dream to be a professional NBA player
5. Positive Image, because he is taking care of his daughter and they are growing together to be a family
1. The Family That Preys/ March 25 2009/ 7:15 p.m.
2. Movie
3. My dorm room
4. A single mom struggles to raise her daughters, as one of them goes through an affair and the other on works at the family diner
5. Positive and Negative. Positive because it’s a single mother supporting her daughters, but negative because the daughter is ungrateful about her unglamorous childhood and begins having an affair
1. Daddy’s Little Girl/ March 25 2009/ 10:00 p.m.
2. Movie
3. My dorm room
4. A single father fighting to get his daughters back from his wife that is dating a drug lord
5. Positive and Negative. Positive because it shows that a father from the hood can take care of his daughters, but negative because it also shows that the hood is full of drugs and not all parents (the mother) are trying to instill good values.
1. The Bluest Eye/ Jul 2007/ estimated start time at 2:25p.m.
2. Novel
3. My Room throughout the summer
4. A young girl moves in with a family and tells her story about how her parents fought each other physically, and constantly told her that she was ugly; which encouraged her to want to be white.
5. Negative image, because it shows that African Americans parents aren’t encouraging their children to be themselves and that domestic violence is ok.
1. The Black Family Pledge/ March 26 2009/ 10:18 p.m.
2. Poem
3. Internet/ http://publicassistance.blogspot.com/2007/10/poetrythe-black-family-pledge.html
4. Maya Angelo reveals that because we have lost and forgotten our past and ancestors, we are dealing with the consequences that we don’t understand nor like
5. Negative image, because it shows that we are dealing with hard times now because we have this world idea of thinking how the world is suppose to be; without knowing the past, you’re bound to repeat it.
1. Banned Cartoon: Lazy Town/ March 27 2009/ 12:26 a.m.
2. YouTube Cartoon
3. Internet/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbSo7oxwqlg
4. A stereotypical cartoon that depicts black slaves and their families as being lazy, while looking like monkey.
5. Negative image; because it depicts black people as looking like monkey who don’t do anything but sit around, while in reality, they’re the ones doing all the work.
I think that the media has a huge impact in how America see’s the African Race. Due to the media, there are both positive and negative descriptions of African American Families. The media that I have found show both perspectives and I believe that it does alter everyone’s interpretation of the African American family. Most of the time in the media, we see single parents in the hood, most likely committing crimes, trying to raise their kids as best as possible. As an African American, I know that there is a good and a not as good side to growing up and living a life. I grew up in a family with two parents who are still married and their main goal is to make my life better than theirs. I also realize that there are children who only grow up with one parent or none at all, struggling for ends meet. The problem is, if you aren’t aware of more then what is just going on in the media than that is all you are going to know. It is going to be the biggest influence on your opinion.
