Who Is Madame Noire?
Interview by Kweli Wright
Name: Demetria Irwin
Title: Blogger, loveisdope.wordpress.com
Twitter handle: @Love_Is_Dope
What do you love about being a Madame Noire?
I love so many things about being a Madame Noire, but one thing that stands out (literally) is that I love the texture of my hair as it grows out of my head. It’s a simple joy, but one I do not take for granted.
Is the media (news and reality shows) having a “field day” with black women? Why us and why now?
The media [creates] “crisis” stories about how black women seem to be entering their final days. Most of those awful news programs and articles are not only creating a false panic in black women, but also indirectly (and I think intentionally) putting down black men. Some people are determined to let black men and women know that they are not and never will be Barack and Michelle.
