Add some text, Yo! Click this text box to change the text, style, color and fonts.
The Concept of the "Care Free Black Girl" embodies the idea of being free to be whomever a woman is, despite the stereotypes that she may be forced into by others. Often times black women are depicted in the media (on television, in films, etc.) as struggling, dependent single mothers, welfare queens, hyper sexualized beings, or as being angry, overly masculine and aggressive, with very little wiggle room in between.
These stereotypes do not include the ones that black women face solely as women or solely as being black people. That being said, with so many boxes to be placed into, the ability to express one's self freely without needing to worry about how others will view you or stereotype you is the essence of the care free black girl. She is not worried about how others will view her, she is focused on her needs wants and desires and how to express herself creatively and individually based on how she self-identifies.
A large part of the black feminism movement is redefining beauty so black women feel comfortable to be who they are. This is evident in the "natural hair movement" which puts an emphasis on black women wearing their hair naturally, rather than relaxing and straightening their hair to achieve a particular look.
Solange Knowles at the New Orleans Jazz festival, 2014
History Of Black Feminism:
Is Beyonce A Feminist?: Why the Questioning of Beyonce's Brand of Feminism is Important
naima 
Magazine Posts
Table of Contents