Where have they gone...

I thought about what African American woman I had seen recently in a film (outside of Halle Berry) and I had a terrible time. Then I realized that this would not have been the case 10 years ago. Whoppi Goldberg, Vivica A Fox, and Queen Latifa I thought to be staples in the film world. Latifa has made some recent movies but not that I have seen or that have garnered high popularity, and Goldberg and Fox seem to be not existent. I understand that maybe Fox and Goldberg may be long in tooth, but where are the replacements? Is Beyonce at that level in the film world? I can't think of who would truly be the face of the African Feminist Film world.

The last African American woman I saw in a film was Naomie Harris in 28 days later. In this film and others of hers (Pirates of the Caribean 2/3) she is strong character that seems to have power but doesn't hold on to it. She has a sexual essences but is almost animalistic/tribal in these films. I think this is something of interest in comparing Reid that strong female African American character can't be strong willed without be tribal and out of control. It shows, with comparison to the above paragraph that African American Women have a long way to go in Classic Cinema.