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05 18th, 2012| 
Black Girl In Suburbia is a feature documentary that looks into the experiences of black girls growing up in predominately white communities. This is a different look into suburbia from the perspective of women of color. This film explores through professional and personal interviews the conflict and issues black girls have relating to both white and black communities.
There are many girls out there who have stories to tell about struggle and triumph, but have never had an outlet to share. That’s why this film is so important!
Black Girl In Suburbia intends to spark an open dialogue about race, identity, and perspective among all people. In hopes that these discussions will allow us to look at perceptions of ourselves, others and the community we live in as a whole.
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**TODAY (5/18), BGS’s Melissa Lowery will be speaking with Dr. Richard Cooper on Philadelphia radio station 90amWURD.com at 1:45pm PST or 4:45 EST. Please tune in! Click on the link and Listen Live!
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PROSPECTIVE RELEASE FOR Fall 2012
after publication. October 29th, 2011 at 2:08 pm
Having been one of those brown skin girls in a sea of pale pink skined people, I strongly feel the need to show some light on others living this life today. Maybe through your film others will be educated and some of the burdens will be made lighter.
after publication. April 11th, 2012 at 10:59 am
Thank you thank you!! This topic is so important and one I’ve been waiting for. I am hoping that perhaps a forum comes out in order to help support each other.
after publication. April 11th, 2012 at 12:43 pm
Just watched the trailer – What stands out is the woman who was crying and said, “I feel like I’m doing a good representation of what we want the black community to be like – what we want people to realize.”
This is something that white people NEVER have to even think about, let alone worry about. To be white means your actions are interpreted as yours alone – saying something about you, not your whole race.
The quote highlights one aspect of being a minority – others tending to (consciously or not) judge your WHOLE RACE based on a sample size of one: You.
Looking forward to watching more.
after publication. April 11th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
I just heard you on NPR in L.A. This is my story. I’m so used to being the only one. I’m currently the one black girl in an MBA program in a top 15 school. I’m black and Hispanic, and in high school (there were three blacks), a white girl came up to me and asked why my hair was “soft” unlike an African girl she knew. At my Ivy League college, I was told by a girl that she didn’t see me as black. I guess I didn’t fit her stereotypes. Being the only one is often lonely, but it’s important to know that I’m not the only one experiencing this. THANK YOU FOR THIS GIFT! Please start a Kickstarter campaign to get it going.
after publication. April 12th, 2012 at 12:45 am
Thank you for doing this. Although I am a black male, I once wrote a poem that began with these lines-” too white for black folks, too black for white folks.” I, too heard you on NPR … Blessings to you….
after publication. April 12th, 2012 at 11:27 am
I also heard you on NPR. I began my life in a predominantly black community (K-8th) then a predominantly white boarding school for high school. Thanks for telling this story!
after publication. April 13th, 2012 at 9:02 pm
I heard you on NPR. I am a grandmother, helping my white daughter raise her biracial children. Our neighborhood is mostly white. I am pleased that my 5 year old granddaughter identifies herself as ‘chocolate’, which is her preferred term, and is proud of her brownness, but I worry about both kids and what things will be like for them as they grow up. I also find it interesting that Mackenzie wishes her pale relatives were brown, rather than the other way around.
I am glad for this documentary and look forward to seeing it.
after publication. April 15th, 2012 at 9:45 am
In 1964 my family, a black couple and three sons “integrated” Skokie, Il. It is painful that the situation is no better among black and white. My agent is trying to sell my memoir, “Outsider in the Promised Land, Skokie, 1964.” No publisher has bought it in 20012. And the beat goes on.
What can we do when the gate remains locked? I am happy for this film, but do people still read? I’ve tried to get my versions of our story to readers for 26 years. Minimal results. Depressed!
after publication. May 3rd, 2012 at 2:11 pm
I think this is wonderful, I look forward to seeing the whole thing. This being said, I related very much to the premise. I belong to a minority religion that is much misunderstood and bashed. I feel like I always have to represent. I have often said things I heard in this trailer. “I may be the only ________ people ever meet. I have to show them what it means to be _______” So in race, I’ve never had to represent as a white woman. But in other ways, I’ve understand some of the sentiments expressed. What an important work.