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Since its invention, television has been one of the biggest influences on American culture. Through this medium, multiple visions and disparate voices have attempted to stake a place in viewer consumption. Yet even as this programming supposedly reflects characteristics of the general American populace, television-generated images are manipulated and contradictory, predicated by the various economic, political, and cultural forces placed upon it. In Shaded Lives, Beretta Smith-Shomade sets out to dissect images of the African American woman in television from the 1980s. She calls their depiction "binaristic, " or split. African American women, although an essential part of television programming today, are still presented as distorted and deviant. By closely examining the television texts of African American women in comedy, music video, television news and talk shows (Oprah Winfrey is highlighted), Smith-Shomade shows how these voices are represented, what forces may be at work in influencing these images, and what alternate ways of viewing might be available. Smith-Shomade offers critical examples of where the sexist and racist legacy of this country collide with the cultural strength of Black women in visual and real-lived culture. As the nation's climate of heightened racial divisiveness continues to relegate the representation of Black women to depravity and display, her study is not only useful, it is critical.

On May 17, 1967, the American writer Alex Haley went to Juffure, a village in The Gambia, where he met a griot, or jali, who recounted a story about Haley's forebears in Africa. Haley incorporated some of this information in his novel, Roots, which became one of TV's most-watched miniseries, and which led to an explosion of interest in genealogy. Roots II, a sequel, showed how Haley researched his book. American viewers were introduced to a Mandinka jali in the person of Alhaji Bai Konte, who played the role of the village elder who related to Haley the story of Kunta Kinte. Griots and Griottes is the first comprehensive portrait of the world of this venerable and uniquely African profession. More than mere storytellers, griots embody multiple roles and functions, including that of genealogist, historian, spokesperson, diplomat, musician, teacher, warrior, praise singer, master of ceremonies, and advisor. Thomas Hale addresses issues such as the nature of the verbal and musical art created by griots, the role of female griottes, how griots and griottes fit into their societies, and what their future might be in Africa and the rest of the world. Having had contacts with griots from 1964 to the present day, Hale presents some of his field work from Niger, Mali, Senegal, and the Gambia as well as the result of his research in archives and libraries in Europe and North America. Along with interviews with over 100 of these traditional storytellers, Hale summarizes accounts by travelers, explorers, and colonial administrators to create a vibrant picture of the extraordinary activities carried out by griots and griottes, whose function has no real equivalent outside Africa. The bookincludes lists of names and phone numbers of griots in the United States, lists of films, videos, and sound recordings featuring griots, and a bibliography. Griots and Griottes offers a thoroughly researched, highly readable account of these magical wordsmiths and performers.

MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video - The following is a list of MTV Video Music Award winners for Best Rock Video. In 1989, the award was called the Best Heavy Metal Video.

MTV Video Music Award for Best Concept Video - The following is a list of MTV Video Music Award winners for Best Concept Video. The last of this award was given out in 1988.

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