Table of Contents
Section One: Portrayals of Christianity and Motherhood
- High Tea, Church Hats, Pastor Wives, and Friendships: A critical race feminism analysis of Black women in Preachers of L.A. by Elizabeth Whittington Cooper
- The God in Me: Faith, Reality TV, and Black Women by Chetachi A. Egwu
- From 90s Girl to Hip-Hop Wife: An Analysis of the Portrayal of Tiny as Black Mother in Reality Television by Ryessia Jones, Johnny Jones & Siobhan E. Smith
- Are Black Women Loud?: Neoliberal and Postfeminist Protagonists in OWN’s Televisual Sphere by Mia E. Briceño & Evene Estwick
- Can’t Have It All: An Analysis Of Black Motherhood On Reality Television by Allison M. Alford, Madeline M. Maxwell, Ryessia D. Jones & Angelica, N. Morris
Section Two: Portrayals of the Angry Black Woman
- Is She Strong or Just a b!@*#? Discussions of Black Women’s Anger in the Reality Show Bad Girls Club by Adria Y. Goldman
- The “Tyra Tyrade”: Reinforcing the Sapphire Through Online Parody by Tracey Owens Patton & Julie Snyder-Yuly
- A Critical Analysis of Black Womanhood in NBC’s The Apprentice by Donyale R. Padgett & Donnetrice C. Allison
Section Three: Portrayals of Black Women as Spouses, Girlfriends and Lovers
- Dehumanized and Empowered? Black Women, Reality Television, and Love and Hip Hop Atlanta by Patrick Bennett and Rachel Alicia Griffin
- The “Down Ass Bitch” in the Reality Television Show Love and Hip Hop: The Image of the Enduring Black Woman and Her unwavering support of the Black Man by Antwanisha Alameen-Shavers
- Real Housewives or Real Lies? New Constructions of “Housewives” on The Real Housewives of Atlanta by Shavonne Shorter
Conclusion: Discussion and Implications by Donnetrice C. Allison