Victoria Rowell
Victoria Rowell is an international lecturer and holds two doctorates – she is a ballet teacher, actress, writer, advocate, mother, and former foster youth. An Emmy-nominated actress, she has co-starred in multiple hit television series including Law & Order: SVU, and multiple films opposite some of Hollywood’s greatest - Jim Carrey, Eddie Murphy, Will Smith, Samuel L. Jackson and more. Rowell has received ten NAACP Image Awards for her distinguished representation of minority women on camera.
Presentations from Facing Race 2014
Olivia Pope Notwithstanding: Strategies to Transform a TV Landscape Causing Everyday Harm to Black People
Stereotypical images of Black people are not only insulting and inaccurate — they’re dangerous. Research shows that the limited stories we see shape cultural attitudes about Black people and drive the decisions of lawmakers, employers, teachers and police. Media literacy training has taught us all to understand the problem, but what are the strategies for creating real change? This panel will address that question through the perspectives of activism and research and through the voices of those working in the industry itself. We will focus on the critical need for organizing while exposing the behind-the-scenes practices that shape such a harmful media landscape.
Speakers: Arisha Hatch, dream hampton, Victoria Rowell, Emir Lewis, Issa Rae