Annotated Bibliography

Tre’Dessa Smalls
19 April 2013
English 2
Ms. McKoy

Annotated Bibliography 

Mary Jane Ojie, et al. "Gold Diggers, Video Vixens, And Jezebels: Stereotype Images And Substance Use Among Urban African American Girls." Journal Of Women's Health (15409996) 20.9 (2011): 1315-1324. Academic Search Complete. Web. 22 Mar. 2013.

Mary Jane Ojie gave great insight on how stereotypes affect the images of African-American young ladies. The website had lots of information and the article I used was an academic summary so it was credible. The author had lots of knowledge on this topic because she is African- American and also is very well educated. She has a Doctorate degree in physiology and understands what affects the brain. This article helped me very much in my research. When I started reading the summary I was shocked, but yet pleased because it supported my topic. This academic summary would be great for anyone needing to gain information about how society affects a race.

Sardin, Thelma. "Caught Up On Color: Black Women Share their Experiences with Colorism." Chicago Citizen - South End Edition 18 Apr. 2012: 2. MasterFILE Complete. Web. 10 Apr. 2013.

Thelma Sardin is a Black business pioneer who has a well-respected reputation in the African- American community. In this article she talks about “colorism” and how it is a big problem in the black community. This article gave me a whole new view to my research topic, it gave me a new understanding. This article was aimed at the middle age and younger females in the black community. This article was of great help to my research process.

Brooks, Wanda, Susan Browne, and Gregory Hampton. "There Ain't No Accounting For What Folks See In Their Own Mirrors": Considering Colorism Within A Sharon Flake Narrative." Journal Of Adolescent & Adult Literacy 51.8 (2008): 660-669. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Apr. 2013.

The authors of this source were a good help because they used real life observations to help promote their viewpoint. They talked about how colorism is becoming a bigger problem than it should be. It shows how darker black girls have less of opportunity to get good things in life. It saddens me to read this article because I am a darker black girl. This article hit a soft spot in me. This article seems like it was intended for everyone to see and especially treat black girls different ways based on their skin tones. The authors work around young black girls so they have enough knowledge on the topic to write about it. This article was extremely helpful.

Hines, Paulette, and Linda Berg-Cross. "Racial Differences In Global Self-Esteem." Journal Of Social Psychology 113.2 (1981): 271. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Apr. 2013.

This article was great and really helpful because it gave great support to my blog topic. The authors had tested and different firsthand experiences to support all of their claims. This was a credible source because they had all the sources to the information they used. I used this article to support all of my claims I had made during pervious assignments. This article was intended for anyone who wants to understand how racial differences play a role in self- esteem. This source was very valuable.