The Famuan
- For too long, African Americans have been misrepresented in all forms of media. Most of the time, it is to no fault of our own. Still, too often we are the very reason for such misconceptions.
Instead of working on trying to change the stereotypical image that plagues us all, we entertain it. How can we expect to be taken seriously or represented accordingly by others if we don’t take ourselves seriously?
Antoine Dodson, an African-American Huntsville, AL native, was recently interviewed by NBC affiliate WAFF-48 News after his sister was almost assaulted and raped in their home by an intruder. What started off as a normal news story eventually turned into something like a performance of a comedic monologue.
