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1) Black girl
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Français
Description
A young Senegalese woman moves to France to work for a wealthy white couple and finds that life in their small apartment becomes a prison, both figuratively and literally, into a complexly layered critique of the lingering colonialist mindset of a supposedly postcolonial world.
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
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Description
Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah decides to participate in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
1983.
Language
English
Description
Introduction to conference, introduction to first speaker, Dr. White. Dr. White discusses the stigma of obesity in women. She also discusses the gender differences in obesity between men & women and the damage done by the media. Lastly, she discusses the rise of bulimia in America and negative body image. Introduction from Alice for Mary Anne Walters. Ms. Walters discusses mental health & double standards placed on mothers. Q&A session is cut...
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