Marquita Marie Gammage is Assistant Professor in the Africana Studies Department at California State University, Northridge, USA

"The book's presentations of black women in their widely diverse roles and representations are of real value to non-black scholars and students. Summing Up: Recommended."- M. R. Grant, Wheaton College Graduate School in CHOICE

• Introduction 1. From Sara Baartman to Michelle Obama 2. From the Auction Block to Hip Hop 3. The Reality of Reality TV 4. Ain’t I a Woman, Cause I Damn Sure Ain’t a Man 5. "I am Mom-in-Chief" 6: Redefining Black Womanhood-An Africana Womanist Approach Conclusion

Marquita Marie Gammage is Assistant Professor in the Africana Studies Department at California State University, Northridge, USA

"The book's presentations of black women in their widely diverse roles and representations are of real value to non-black scholars and students. Summing Up: Recommended."- M. R. Grant, Wheaton College Graduate School in CHOICE

• Introduction 1. From Sara Baartman to Michelle Obama 2. From the Auction Block to Hip Hop 3. The Reality of Reality TV 4. Ain’t I a Woman, Cause I Damn Sure Ain’t a Man 5. "I am Mom-in-Chief" 6: Redefining Black Womanhood-An Africana Womanist Approach Conclusion