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Filmmaker
Daphne Valerius’s award-winning documentary THE SOULS OF BLACK GIRLS
explores how media images of beauty undercut the self-esteem of
African-American women. Valerius surveys the dominant white,
light-skinned, and thin ideals of beauty that circulate in the culture,
from fashion magazines to film and music video, and talks with
African-American girls and women about how these images affect the way
they see themselves. The film also features powerful commentary from
rapper and activist Chuck D, actresses Regina King and Jada Pinkett
Smith, PBS news anchor Gwen Ifill, cultural critic Michaela Angela
Davis, and others.