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Patrice Peck

Patrice is a cultural critic who turns complex information into clean, readable prose and visuals designed to educate and entertain the reader. She specializes in popular culture, music, film and literature with complimentary skills in online video and has a penchant for film production and new media. Follow her on Twitter @XhibitP

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The Black Bechdel Test: Stomp the Yard (2007)

by Patrice Peck July 7, 2010
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Starring Columbus Short, Brian J. White, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, and Megan Good. More than one named female character of color? Yes Who spoke to one another? Yes About something other than a man? Yes Summary: From the opening scene to the closing credits, Stomp the Yard takes the viewer on a turbulent [...]

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The Black Bechdel Test: seeing women of color at the movies

by Patrice Peck June 22, 2010
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As women of color, we have been advised to lower our standards in men if we hope to end up married. The state of our love lives has become as newsworthy as the state of affairs in foreign countries, with both issues gracing the pages of significant news publications. Understandably, we shot back with an [...]

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