Black Women Stereotypes: How the Media Can Avoid Tropes

Black Women Stereotypes: How the Media Can Avoid Tropes

(fizkes/Getty Images) An African proverb states, “Until the lions tell the story, the hunter will always be the hero.” It’s a contemporary reminder about the media’s power to shape how the world views marginalized communities. A lack of understanding of diverse cultures, coupled with an inability to recognize harmful stereotypes and racist tropes, can result in news coverage that disproportionately harms communities of color. It’s a harm that Bl…