Nola

While I'm not familiar with Spike Lee's works, I will say, based on what I've read that the character Nola from "She's Gotta Have it" comes off as a transformative character preempitively within the film.

Her character raises the question similar to what Wallace mentions in her essay regarding Nola's desire to have multiple sexual partners, but not get tied down to commitment. This sort of behavior isn't even questioned in the context of a man of really any race. In fact, in some cases some people might celebrate their lifestyles of having multiple sexual partners at once.

However, when this sort of behavior is emulated by a female it becomes a double standard in which the woman is subject to a bunch of demeaning titles ie. "neighborhood whore." Nola's character challenges this double standard, and I think offers another perspective on the matter not simply for African Americans but also for women as well.