literature review
Rose, Tricia. Longing to Tell: Black Women Talk about Sexuality and Intimacy. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004.
“Black Sexualities: Probing Powers, Passions, Practices, and Policies” - Sandra Barnes and Juan Battle, et al.
Hooks, Bell. Black Looks: Race and Representation. Routledge, 2015.
Noble, Safiya U. Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism. New York U P, 2018.
Turner, Yolanda, and William Stayton. “The Twenty-First Century Challenges To Sexuality and Religion.pdf.” Journal of Religion & Health, 2014.
facts?
The asexuality census had to create a variable group called “raceTypo,” for black people after it was found that the box marked for “Black: and/or African Diaspora,” says “NO” inside the checkmark box instead of being blank. This error led to numerous people checking “Black: African” that didn’t originally identify that way.
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- “Guide to the Asexual Community Survey Data” - Tristian Miller
A 2011 search for black women prompted mostly results and images related to porn.
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- Algorithms of Oppression - Safiya Umoja Noble