determined face. someone who is strong and confident. maybe like a fist up. i rock because i m creative. i m an a student. i love to help people in my community. the people that came way before me rocked. i m a black girl. i m a black girl. i m a black girl who rocks. those young ladies, at least one of whom i hope you recognize from the nerdland table, they get it. but all too often, young african-american women find themselves underrepresented, if they re represented at all in media and society. and instead of starting with a clean slate, young black women often have to deal with society stereotypes, and misconceptions of who they are. black girls rock was founded in 2006, to combat those stereotypes and to build self-esteem and self-worth among young black women. tonight, on b.e.t. at 7:00 p.m., the annual black girls rock awards show airs, where women like venus williams and misty copeland, marian wright edelman, and queen latifah will be
multi-layered security solutions keep your information safe, and secure. and responsive dedicated support meets your needs, and eases your mind. centurylink. your link to what s next. i m melissa harris-perry. a very poorly behaved nerdland table at the commercial break. xxxxrace has hardly ever not been in massachusetts, where riots, other disturb answers from mid 1970s through 1980s. boston has never had a mayor who
right? fabulous! gone with the wind fabulous, okay? tv executives produce, televise, and air what there is a market for. and with the success of reality shows like real housewives of atlanta and basketball wives and others, there are obviously many of us who enjoy watching rather than debating representation of black women on shows like real housewives are positive or negative, a better question is, why are so many people tuning in to see them? and there a market for anything different than what we have just tapped? with me at the table, grio.com managing editor, joy reid, former miss usa and star of bravo s real housewives of atlanta, miss gone with the wind, fabulous herself, kenya moore, miss adventures of awkward black girl, and tanya ray lewis, editor and are you healthy now. kenya, you take all kinds of criticism. soy appreciate you being here to sit at the nerdland table, in
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five minutes because i was kind of in such shock like did he really actually mention like what we go through on national news? and reporters all over the world, reporting on the topic. and i actually did a piece several days ago for usa today that was front page and i had a girl last night at our hotel who was in the life who actually approached me and said i read your piece. you spoke up for us. and a lot of girls i work with are like you re speaking up for us because we don t have that voice yet. i hope more girls can. i know some aren t ready yet to be there and do what i m doing right now. you have an extraordinary voice, asia. i read your piece as well. you re here in nerdland. you actually consume a lot of political news that you watch it. tell me what your plans are in terms of both your education and your professional future as you re going forward? i m trying to finish up a bachelors degree at the league of concentration as well as finishing up a bachelors degree