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'''Chelsea- I wanted to offer some suggestions but I am not sure what information you will be added / where your draft is. Happy to provide feedback if you can clarify. Dr. M.'''

My topic is about African American girls. I chose this topic because I am interested in editing the article, "Carefree Black Girl". There have been many historic and recent events that have occurred in which a black girl didn't have the choice to be care free. I can add historical facts and more information about recent and current events as they relate to the Carefree Black Girl movement. this will in turn show why this movement exists and why it is important for it to stay and continue to grow.

This topic is relevant to human rights because as a human being black girls should have the right to express them selves freely, in which some cases they do not. they should have a choice to be carefree if they prefer to whether it be verbally or physically with different hairstyles and clothing styles. I have seen things after researching, such as an article about a black girl that actually started a trend for black girls and soon after committing suicide, a young girl in New Orleans, Louisiana was sent home because of a certain hairstyle that she wore, a man interviewing a woman asking her about her choice of attire and insulting her.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/anitabadejo/carefree-black-girl

https://www.newsweek.com/samirah-raheem-who-slutwalk-interview-1027099

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/us/black-student-extensions-louisiana.html

https://thetempest.co/2016/09/23/culture-taste/not-everyone-can-be-the-carefreeblackgirl-they-want-to-be/

“Oh, Those Loud Black Girls!”: A Phenomenological Study of Black Girls Talking with an Attitude

Main Argument:

A Black Girls language or sometimes known as TWA (talking with attitude) can be perceived differently by both African Americans and White Americans. it can also be viewed different between age groups of black females.

Basic Points & Evidence

The author explains where TWA comes from and who it is mostly associated with. Koonce states, In the Oxford English Dictionary Online (2010), the word “attitude” has several meanings, including: fitness, adaptation, disposition, and posture, that is, an outlook on the world. When talking about attitude generally, among the White dominant culture, the meaning of attitude denotes these characteristics. For the AAWSC, talking with an attitude means so much more than an outlook. Koonce also discussed how different age groups of African Americans think of TWA. "The older generation thought that attitude exuded confidence and self-esteem, while the younger generation thought that it meant having a chip on one’s shoulder or talking back . While doing her research, she noticed that she related with the young group because of her schooling and how she was raised. "As stated earlier, in my elementary grades, I had constant contact with girls who engaged in the practice of TWA, and my ideas on how TWA was operationalized were different. My thinking toward TWA continued to be negative because I saw what I perceived to be angry and threatening behaviors, She also states how she currently feels about TWA speech practice and why. Now, I see TWA as an African American women’s speech practice that is used to show confidence or resistance in oppressive situations. . This shows how a person can miss out on certain benefits in life because of how other people think which is why the carefree black girl movement is important to let black women and girls know that it is okay to be them selves.

= Carefree Black Girls = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Carefree Black Girls is a concept and movement that reportedly first emerged on the Tumblr platform; writer Zeba Blay was the first person to use the expression as a hashtag on Twitter in May 2013. Danielle Hawkins soon launched a blog on Tumblr by the same name. Writing at The Root, Diamond Sharp describes "carefree black girls" as an idea black women "have used...to anchor expressions of individuality and whimsy in the face of the heavy stereotypes and painful realities that too often color discussions of their demographic". At Refinery29, Jamala Johns said it was "a way to celebrate all things joyous and eclectic among brown ladies. Cultivated online and driven by social media, it's one telling piece of a much wider development of inspiration assembled by and for black women." At Jezebel, Hillary Crosley Coker says "ladies like Chiara de Blasio (with her hippie flower headband), Solange [Knowles] and her eclectic style and Janelle Monae's futurism are their patron saints".

At The Root, Shamira Ibrahim connects the emergence of the "carefree black girl" concept to "black girl magic", another concept first developed and diffused by black women on social media.

As the "carefree black girl" concept gained currency, it has both faced some criticism and also prompted the development of related concepts and efforts, like "carefree black boys", also coined by Blay, and "carefree black kids" via the hashtag from Another Round host and Late Night with Stephen Colbert writer Heben Nigatu "#carefreeblackkids2k16"; Blavity called the photos and videos posted with Nigatu's hashtag "the bright light we needed after this troubling week" in July 2016 marked by the police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philandro Castile. In September 2014, after the murder of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, Carlton Mackey began the hashtag "Black Men Smile" in order to combat the images of black suffering proliferated online.

Research
(10 Years or newer) that relates to the Carefree Black Girls Movement -

I. As a cultural symbol, Jezebel is associated with false prophets and fallen women. The Jezebel stereotype is the most overtly sexual image associated with African American women.

II. . She is depicted as a loose woman who is unable to control her sexual drives.

III. The carefree black girl movement allows black girls and women to move past these stereotypes.

(over 10 years) that relates to the Carefree Black Girls Movement -

IV. Sexual harassment can show and cause vulnerability in a black girl.

VI. ''Anita Hill `s story represents more than sexual harassment for many Black women. The event serves as a painful reminder of how vulnerable they are especially when it comes to having their stories of sexual abuse heard and taken seriously''

VII. Article 3

Current & Past Events
VIII.

IX. This is where events that occurred pertaining to the Black Girl Magic movement

X. This is where information about Black Girls Rock will go

Carefree Black Girls
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Carefree Black Girls is a concept and movement that reportedly first emerged on the Tumblr platform; writer Zeba Blay was the first person to use the expression as a hashtag on Twitter in May 2013. Danielle Hawkins soon launched a blog on Tumblr by the same name. Writing at The Root, Diamond Sharp describes "carefree black girls" as an idea black women "have used...to anchor expressions of individuality and whimsy in the face of the heavy stereotypes and painful realities that too often color discussions of their demographic". At Refinery29, Jamala Johns said it was "a way to celebrate all things joyous and eclectic among brown ladies. Cultivated online and driven by social media, it's one telling piece of a much wider development of inspiration assembled by and for black women." At Jezebel, Hillary Crosley Coker says "ladies like Chiara de Blasio (with her hippie flower headband), Solange [Knowles] and her eclectic style and Janelle Monae's futurism are their patron saints".

At The Root, Shamira Ibrahim connects the emergence of the "carefree black girl" concept to "black girl magic", another concept first developed and diffused by black women on social media.

As the "carefree black girl" concept gained currency, it has both faced some criticism and also prompted the development of related concepts and efforts, like "carefree black boys", also coined by Blay, and "carefree black kids" via the hashtag from Another Round host and Late Night with Stephen Colbert writer Heben Nigatu "#carefreeblackkids2k16"; Blavity called the photos and videos posted with Nigatu's hashtag "the bright light we needed after this troubling week" in July 2016 marked by the police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philandro Castile. In September 2014, after the murder of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, Carlton Mackey began the hashtag "Black Men Smile" in order to combat the images of black suffering proliferated online.

Research
(10 Years or newer) that relates to the Carefree Black Girls Movement -

I. As a cultural symbol, Jezebel is associated with false prophets and fallen women. The Jezebel stereotype is the most overtly sexual image associated with African American women.

II. . She is depicted as a loose woman who is unable to control her sexual drives.

III. The carefree black girl movement allows black girls and women to move past these stereotypes.

(over 10 years) that relates to the Carefree Black Girls Movement -

IV. Sexual harassment can show and cause vulnerability in a black girl.

V. ''Anita Hill `s story represents more than sexual harassment for many Black women. The event serves as a painful reminder of how vulnerable they are especially when it comes to having their stories of sexual abuse heard and taken seriously''

VI. Koonce states, In the Oxford English Dictionary Online (2010), the word “attitude” has several meanings, including: fitness, adaptation, disposition, and posture, that is, an outlook on the world. When talking about attitude generally, among the White dominant culture, the meaning of attitude denotes these characteristics. For the AAWSC, talking with an attitude means so much more than an outlook. Koonce also discussed how different age groups of African Americans think of TWA. "The older generation thought that attitude exuded confidence and self-esteem, while the younger generation thought that it meant having a chip on one’s shoulder or talking back

VII. While doing her research, she noticed that she related with the young group because of her schooling and how she was raised. "As stated earlier, in my elementary grades, I had constant contact with girls who engaged in the practice of TWA, and my ideas on how TWA was operationalized were different. My thinking toward TWA continued to be negative because I saw what I perceived to be angry and threatening behaviors,.

VIII. She also states how she currently feels about TWA speech practice and why. Now, I see TWA as an African American women’s speech practice that is used to show confidence or resistance in oppressive situations. . This shows how a person can miss out on certain benefits in life because of how other people think which is why the carefree black girl movement is important to let black women and girls know that it is okay to be them selves as they have the right to do so.

What It could mean to be a Carefree Black Girl
IX. Priscilla Ward speaks about the tragic death of Trayvon Martin. She says, "Five years later, this fake utopian state I found myself in during my childhood and adolescence was recalibrated after I got hit with news of Trayvon Martin’s murder in 2012. I was 21. His extrajudicial killing set the record straight for me that I didn’t have the permission to be a carefree black girl. I could no longer just go about picking and choosing what information to consume without being personally affected." This shows that black women have to be careful of what they are carefree about because with everything that has happened in the past they really don't have the right to be or things will never change.

X. These emotions were locked up. Instead, I wore a forced smiled in order to get by, to keep my job, and to ensure those I interacted with didn’t feel threatened or alienated. This was the moment I first became aware of what was at stake as an African-American woman. It was the first time I felt like I truly didn’t have autonomy over my emotions, and yet I had to figure out how to deal with the trauma of it all.