Social Awareness Campaign
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A campaign addressing African-American stereotypes
shown in the media, primarily television and music.
A poster was developed for each gender. Both displays
common stereotypes and how it affects the perceptions
of the public.
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Poster One: The young black man is still enslaved 300
years later, only to what the media describes him as.
Modern day shackles have turned into iced out chains
and jewelry. The background symbolizes poverty,
another common stereotype associated with African
Americans, primarily males on television.
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Poster Two: In media, young black women are often
perceived as hyper-sexual and submissive, especially
in hip-hop music videos. In this poster, she's being
percieved as a peice of meat. Her elegant look is to
contrast with what you or somebody may think she's
like, just from what you see on television or hear in
the music that's played on the radio .
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Photography in collaboration with Ingrid Hertfelder.