Black Issues Forum

Filmmaker Examines Beauty Ideal

Season 30 Episode 3026 | 26m 47s  | Video has closed captioning.

In her documentary "Baartman, Beyoncé and Me" filmmaker Natalie Bullock Brown plans to explore the roots of the American beauty ideal and ask how it affects the self-perception and treatment of African American women and girls in our society. She's joined by ?Omisade Burney-Scott of Ananse Consulting and Duke University professor Dr. Mark Anthony Neal to share their thoughts on the subject.

Aired: 07/18/15

Rating: NR

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Black Issues Forum is a local public television program presented by PBS NC.