Cheryl Thompson
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From  Harry Belafonte and Sidney PoitierFrom: Uncle |
In this chapter, Thompson examines the careers of several important Black actors whose characters were not "stranded in cinematic slavery." | Cheryl Thompson | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |
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From The Anti-TomFrom: Uncle |
This chapter explores the socio-economic context in which Black communities began to police the boundaries of racial loyalty. It was at this time that "Uncle Tom" became the label used … | Cheryl Thompson | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
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From Good Times’ CoonfooleryFrom: Uncle |
In this chapter, Thompson writes about depictions of African Americans on television, especially in shows written and produced by Norman Lear. | Cheryl Thompson | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
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From Uncle Tom and Black CapitalismFrom: Uncle |
This chapter concerns the rise of Black conservatism in the 1980s and early 90s, as exemplified by figures such as Clarence Thomas. | Cheryl Thompson | 23 | 2021 | $2.30 Add |
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From The 1980s, Bill Cosby, and Smokescreen TomsFrom: Uncle |
This chapter examines the role of Black conservatives in the web of free-market capitalism, focusing especially on the ideology of The Cosby Show. | Cheryl Thompson | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
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From A Politically Correct Uncle Tom and an In-Your-Face TopsyFrom: Uncle |
In this chapter, Thompson explores the meanings of the made-for-TV movie version of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. | Cheryl Thompson | 12 | 2021 | $1.20 Add |
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From Advertising Black BuddiesFrom: Uncle |
This chapter explores the career of Michael Jordan, who Thompson suggests was used to sell white America not just consumer products, but also a squeaky-clean image of Black masculinity. | Cheryl Thompson | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
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From Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima 2.0From: Uncle |
This chapter examines the recent re-branding of commercial caricatures such as Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima. Now silent trademark characters, they no longer speak in advertisements and are reduced … | Cheryl Thompson | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
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From O.J. Simpson, a Passing UncleFrom: Uncle |
In this chapter, Thompson explores the O.J. Simpson trial, which she calls "a symbolic clash between a ‘real’ Black man on trial for his life and an ‘Uncle Tom’ Black … | Cheryl Thompson | 15 | 2021 | $1.50 Add |
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From  NEW! What’s in a Name? The Jamaican Patty ControversyThe Sauce |
Cheryl Thompson reflects on her parents ties to their Jamaican roots through food, learning to make Jamaican food, the book Traditional Jamaican Cookery, food history, the Jamaican beef patty, … | Cheryl Thompson | 5 | 2022 | $0.50 Add |
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From Barack Obama and the Paradox of Black Political PowerFrom: Uncle |
This chapter examines the career of Barack Obama, whose presidential campaign was marked by accusations of disloyalty to the Black community. | Cheryl Thompson | 16 | 2021 | $1.60 Add |
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From ConclusionThe Immortal Uncle Tom From: Uncle |
In the concluding chapter, Thompson summarizes her arguments, and suggests that Uncle Tom is quite possibly the most resilient figure in American history. | Cheryl Thompson | 5 | 2021 | $0.50 Add |
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From  Remembering Uncle Tom’s CabinFrom: The Ward Uncovered |
- | Cheryl Thompson | 9 | 2018 | $0.90 Add |
