Women's Center 2010 Fall Film Series
Black Women On: The Light, Dark Thang
Monday, November 8, 2010 at 10 AM - Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 6 PM
On Campus : The Commons, Rm 004
WOMEN'S FILM SERIES - FALL 2010
Black Women On: The Light, Dark Thang
November 8, 9, 10, 11
Black Women On: The Light, Dark Thang explores the politics of color within the African-American community. Women representing a variety of hues--from honey-vanilla to brown-sugar chocolate--speak candidly about the longstanding "caste system" that permeates black society. These women share provocative, heart-wrenching personal stories about how being too light or too dark has profoundly influenced their life and relationships--from childhood on and throughout their adult years. Originating in a culture of slavery, the "light, dark thang" still persists. Even today it haunts black women's individual and collective memories. Both entertaining and transformative viewing,Black Women On: The Light, Dark Thang combines personal interviews and historical footage with literary and dramatic vignettes.
Celeste Crenshaw and Paula Caffey (1999) 52 mins.
Monday— starts 10 a.m., last showing 4 p.m.
Tuesday— starts 10 a.m., last showing 4 p.m.
Wednesday— starts 10 a.m., last showing 4 p.m.
Thursday— starts 2 p.m., last showing 6 p.m.
Women’s Center (Commons 004)
For Information Call 410-455-2714