The
ReEducation Project is built to document the complexity that exists in the
lives of black women. Like other people in the world, black women develop and
evolve as individuals and as groups. One black woman is not a representative
for all black women. We are all different we have our own stories, different
takes of life, we are just different. Yet mainstream media does not document
our realities, rather they construct misconstrued caricatures that the rest of
the world can easily internalize. Simplifying our existence to a few
stereotypes minimizes our impact on the world and the steps we continue to
take.
Simply
interviewing women using their voices or a video of them is a vehicle to
challenge the grander scheme of hegemonic systems that exist within the
American culture. Intertwined with the testimonies of women from various places
of life is articles, quotes, footage, gigs, pictures of other black women,
which challenge societal norms. What is essential to project is the use of pop
culture, history as well as studies that provides a historical link to the
topics that are discussed within the interviews. Making
factual/academic/historical references solidifies an experience in history.
ReEducation
will be a showing to many females who are undergoing identity issues to have
tangible realistic women to actually see and relate to. Being able to relate
will encourage a confidence in future generations that there are girls and
women who do look like who are living lives where they can choose to be happy
as themselves.
Every
two to three weeks there will another black woman who will be interviewed.
Surrounding her interview, there will be links to article, pictures, videos,
anything that can provide facts and an objective view of what is being
discussed in the film.
The Tumblr link to The ReEducation Project
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