Conference Presentations

Presentation for Broward College North Campus' 28th annual wRites of Spring Literary Festival -- March 31, 2017

You Hear Me Talking to You:  Confessions of an Angry Black Woman

The term “Angry Black Woman” is used as a pejorative for African American women.  In my presentation "You Hear Me Talking to You -- Confessions of an Angry Black Woman", I explore the historical context of the ABW, how this stereotypical myth perpetuates a culture of racism and misogyny, and what can we do to combat this term.  Participants are also asked to evaluate their own anger and channel that into telling their own story.

Stereotypology: Angry Black Women
Brief video on the history and influence of the ABW stereotype

 

African American women are 70% more likely to be diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer, the deadliest type, as a result of late diagnosis and not receiving recommended treatment across all breast cancer types (Lu Chen, researcher at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center at the University of Washington School of Public Health”).

White women have a 90 percent five-year breast cancer survival rate, while black women’s five-year survival rate is about 79 percent — on par with white women’s survival rates in the 1970s. (as reported by Huffington Post 10/16/15).

African-American women continue to have a three- to four-fold higher risk of maternal mortality compared to White women.  In California, between 2011-2013, per 100,000 live births, the deaths were 4.9 Hispanic; 7.0 White, Non-Hispanic, 7.8 Asian, Non-Hispanic, 26.4 African American, non Hispanic (California Maternal Quality Care collaborative) https://www.cmqcc.org/focus-areas/maternal-mortality/racial-disparities.

Black women in the United States who work full time, year-round are typically paid just 63 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men. Overall, women employed full time, year-round are typically paid 80 cents for every dollar paid to men. Florida, the number of African American females, working fulltime year round are 468,674; median wages for Black woman $30,475; median wages white non-Hispanic male $49,707; annual wage gap $19,232;  cents on the dollar 0.61.  http://www.nationalpartnership.org/research-library/workplace-fairness/fair-pay/african-american-women-wage-gap.pdf  March 7, 2017.  

Microaggressions Table
A table that categorizes several types of microaggressions

Nina Simone's "That's All I Ask"
Inspiration for my title


Upcoming Co-Presentation with Dr. Jamonica Rolle for the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) at the International Conference in Austin, Texas 

May 29, 2017; 2:30pm-3:30pm; Room 615A

Using the Charrette Design Process to Create High Quality, Contextualized Assignments

The Charrette Design Process is an effective model for developing program objectives and learning materials across a wide range of disciplines. Borrowed from architecture, charrettes are intensive and collaborative brainstorming and planning activities designed with specific outcomes. Learn the key components of an Assignment Charrette and how Broward College uses the charrette process to create learning communities and high-quality, contextualized assignments.