The Angry Black Woman “It Girl”

By Hettie V. Williams

Photo by Engin Akyurt from Prexels

There have been disparaging images of black women in popular entertainment since the era of enslavement. Historically, derogatory images of black women, including the angry black woman trope, have appeared in many guises first in theater then in television and film. Some popular stereotypes of Black womanhood include the figure of the Mammy, Jezebel, Sapphire and Tragic Mulatto. Mammy…