west from here

Food for thought..

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 01:20:23 -0400

What are your thoughts on angry black woman?

Does it seem to be synonymous with being strong and independent?

How do angry black woman contribute to the demise of “black love”?

Are black women actually against interracial relationships?

Look here for more questions & answers.

West From Here. a documentary by Kathleen Fung and Stacey Babi.

Please reblog

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:45:47 -0400

WEST FROM HERE : Part One

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& please give us an hour of your time.

So for the past year Stacey and I have been putting together a documentary. The premise of the film is angry black women. As we started to explore this stereotype there really was no way to escape stereotypes of angry black men, the nice guy, as well as interracial dating and its possible effects on black love. Why are black women perceived as being angry? And more importantly what part of this anger can be a direct response to black men and if so why? Well with those questions in mind we set out to interview several young people and get their answers as well as some personal stories and opinions on some other topics that arose. I really hope that you take the time to view it. I’m incredibly proud of the finished product. Neither of us are trained in the ways of filming a movie or making a documentary and I think we exceeded a lot of our own expectations on what this film was going to look like. Aside from the poor quality in sound, it really is a good watch. Enjoy it!

So here is the link to the first part of our documentary: WEST FROM HERE

And a shout out to all the people who contributed to this film by giving us the time to interview them!

WEST FROM HERE!

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:41:12 -0400

It`s FINALLY here!

A year of hard work has paid off.

Kathleen and I are very proud of the outcome.

We definitely want to thank everyone who participated and helped out with any part of production. and a huge thank you for everyone’s patience! we appreciate it.

Here`s Part Uno.

can i have an hour of your time?

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:39:19 -0400

thepointofitallxo:

“West From Here”

a documentary by Kathleen Fung and Stacey Babi

part 1.

PREMIER COMING SOON!

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:52:00 -0400

Details will be announced as soon as possible.

just in case you didn`t know.

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 01:12:00 -0400

we have so much planned! and so much work we have to do! we hope you guys stay tuned and are excited about whats to come..

however.. Kathleen will be away for about a month. this just means everything that we’re doing won`t be on hiatus per say but, because she`ll be so far, we`re gonna take things slow until she gets back.

we have footage and videos ready to post, at specific times, just to keep you guys clued in.

keep supporting! we really appreciate it!

add us on twitter — @doc_chronicles

& look at our youtube page for videos — youtube.com/projdoc10

<33 thanks

- Stacey

Why There Aren't More Interracial Couples? (Click for article)

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:38:53 -0400

Why There Aren't More Interracial Couples? (Click for article):

dachesterfrench:

Interesting excerpt from a study recently done at Columbia (which obviously must build in some pretty significant biases).

A few key points:

“if we randomly assigned people in the U.S. to their marriage partners, we would expect 44% of marriages to be between two people of different races. According to the 2000 Census, however, only 4% of marriages fit that description”

“a participant from a low-tolerance state such as South Carolina (where 28% of those surveyed feel that interracial marriage should be banned) has same-race preferences that are 16% points higher than participant from a state such as New York (where 22% feel that interracial marriage should be banned).”

Those #’s, if correct, are absolutely shocking. I can’t really imagine that 22% of New Yorkers feel that interracial marriage should be banned. Can anyone confirm or dispute that that’s based upon convincing research?

“Marriage rates of black women in the U.S. are the lowest in the country; in 2007 only 33% of black women were married.”

-D.A.

if you haven't already, check this out

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 23:45:37 -0400

if you haven't already, check this out

Article: The Black Box
http://clutchmagonline.com/lifeculture/feature/the-black-box/
Thoughts?

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:38:07 -0400

Thoughts? I agree with the article. But I feel like we confine ourselves. No one is forcing us to be black first and then women second for example. No one is forcing us to feel as if we aren’t free. We put a lot of this pressure on ourselves. My question is how are we supposed to live in a world where racism doesn’t matter when we continue to choose and build our identities based around the very concept of race? We are afraid to blast our rock music in our cars for fear of people questioning whether or not we really are black, but how are people supposed to know that there is MORE to being a skin color than just the type of music we listen to if none of us break the mold and express our individualities rather than play into this stock character the media has created for us? If we continue to feel like we MUST uphold the race at all times we forget to be who we are rather than just spokespeople for the black community. It’s a difficult mold to break because any sense of individuality that does not fit into the labels of what being “black” is automatically is deemed as “going against” the race. Thanks for the article, it was a great read. What are YOUR thoughts?

-Kathleen

ASK!

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 23:38:56 -0400

ASK!

Dawn Richard on Relationships

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 23:35:00 -0400

Dawn Richard on Relationships:

Does she have a point? How much truth is there to this?

INTERVIEWS

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 20:51:42 -0400

We’ve got some interviews scheduled for the next week, and we’re still interested in getting some more done. So if you’re interested hit up the ASK box or e-mail us at projdoc10@gmail.com. Also don’t forget to follow us on twitter —> @doc_chronicles.

Kathleen

Melyssa Ford on Essence

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 19:35:01 -0400

Read the article here

And her comments here

In her response to the leak of a private off the record conversation with a friend on Essence Magazine (the first article) she explains that a lot of black magazines send this message that it is entirely up to a woman to keep a man happy and therefore keep a good relationship. I agree with her comments. Black women do not carry, and nor should we, the burden of keeping a relationship going alone. What are your thoughts?

Thanks Chris for the article.

Why so angry woman?

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 20:13:04 -0400

Why so angry woman?

Ngozi in “The Angry Black Woman Dilemma”. The focus...

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:18:22 -0400

Ngozi in “The Angry Black Woman Dilemma”. The focus of this interview is this idea of an “angry black woman” and how this stereotype penetrates into relationships between black men and women as well as in interracial relationships. Enjoy and comments would be great! ASK

Kathleen and I are working on bringing you more footage tomorrow. We have a lot we’re going to...

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:51:49 -0400

Kathleen and I are working on bringing you more footage tomorrow. We have a lot we’re going to use for the actual documentary so we figured we would share some of the things we have without giving away too much.

Look out for it!

don't hesitate to ask ;)

Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:16:56 -0400

don't hesitate to ask ;)

We’ve gotten a lot of great responses from the mini trailer, which I am really happy about....

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:39:12 -0400

We’ve gotten a lot of great responses from the mini trailer, which I am really happy about. Most importantly I’m really happy that we’re receiving a lot of constructive advice and input from the people who have seen it so far. I’m really excited about the input because more than anything I really want the process of completing this documentary to be a dialog between us and the people we encounter along the way. So if you have any questions or any comments or points please do NOT hesitate to hit us up whether it’s via e-mail (projdoc10@gmail.com) or twitter (@doc_chronicles) or if it’s through tumblr. Do not hesitate to ASK.

Kathleen

LOOK OUT FOR MORE CLIPS COMING NEXT WEEK!

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:30:01 -0400

Live in the tri-state area (ny.nj.ct)...

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:40:05 -0400

& interested in doing an interview?

hit us up— projdoc10@gmail.com

- Stacey

west from here

Food for thought..

Please reblog

WEST FROM HERE!

can i have an hour of your time?

PREMIER COMING SOON!

just in case you didn`t know.

Why There Aren't More Interracial Couples? (Click for article)

if you haven't already, check this out

Article: The Black Box http://clutchmagonline.com/lifeculture/feature/the-black-box/ Thoughts?

ASK!

Dawn Richard on Relationships

INTERVIEWS

Melyssa Ford on Essence

Why so angry woman?

Ngozi in “The Angry Black Woman Dilemma”. The focus...

Kathleen and I are working on bringing you more footage tomorrow. We have a lot we’re going to...

don't hesitate to ask ;)

We’ve gotten a lot of great responses from the mini trailer, which I am really happy about....

LOOK OUT FOR MORE CLIPS COMING NEXT WEEK!

Live in the tri-state area (ny.nj.ct)...

Article: The Black Box
http://clutchmagonline.com/lifeculture/feature/the-black-box/
Thoughts?