Black Women in the Media-Specifically television series

I am currently in a broadcast programming course. Almost each week we watch the history of Blacks in tv. We have explored different genres such as comedy, drama, and variety shows. In these films I've noticed that certain black women paved the way for who we see in the media today. Women such as Hattie McDaniel(first Black oscar winner that made it possible for Halle Berry), Cicely Tyson, and Dianne Carroll! These women were seen throughout the different documentaries. That spoke volumes during that time that these women were able to get work in such a white male dominated business! They broke barriers, but there are still leaps and hurdles that Black women today have to jump! In tv series today you don't see too many black women. To name a few, is Jada Pinkett Smith who is the star of Hawthorne, Tisha Campbell Martin of My Wife & Kids, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy. As large as television audiences are today and how mass media has become, a few is not enough. Thankfully we have those producers and entrepreneurs such as Tyler Perry that make it possible to cast an all black cast for his movies and he has an all black cast on his television series on TBS. So we have come far, but still have far to go!

Fashion in the Media

One of my areas of interest was Yves Saint Laurent, a famous fashion designer who met his demise a couple of years ago. Yves Saint Laurent was known for thinking out the box and being an extraordinary fashion designer.

I know that fashion is an industry in itself but I believe fashion and media go hand in hand. Actresses, actors, entertainers, and all who are in the media depend heavily on fashion. Stars always like to look nice and appealing. Just as stars depend on designers, designers depend on the stars to showcase their pieces.

In addition, fashion is displayed use different media. Fashion shows are showcased and wrote about in articels, newspapers, magazines, and sometimes are aired on television.

Communication Differences Between Men and Women

I spoke with a psychiatrist once and was explaining to her how I can talk all day long with my girlfriend and she would seem so interested, but my husband doesn't give me the same feedback. She explained that her husband does the same thing. She stated that she has to let him know that it won't take long (what she has to say) and to please allow her a few minutes to vent. She said that women can discuss any topic and can chat all day long before ever reaching a point. She stated that men do not listen nor talk the way we do. She said when she asks her husband to sit and talk with her all he hears is that he will have to sit and listen to his wife go on and on and on. That is the reason she tells him ahead of time that she won't take much of his time. She also added that things that interest a woman does not always interest a man. She told me that I have to understand that men and women communicate and listen differently. She added that men like for you to get straight to the point. They don't care to listen while you dance around a topic.