This is slightly off-topic, but... While looking online, I came across this interesting site that lists science fiction shows that have A)featured AA women as main characters; B) featured AA women as recurring characters (Uhura from Star Trek is mentioned, along with the approx. number of episodes in which she appeared); and C) have NEVER featured AA women as main characters.
The list for item C is really long. It's actually sad when you see the number of shows that never featured an AA female lead. However, some of the shows in item C DID feature AA women as recurring characters (i.e. Hercules, Xena). Michelle Lauren **Purchase my multicultural scifi romance Starstruck: Hunter thru 6/30 for a chance to WIN a $20 Barnes&Noble.com Gift Certificate. Details here: http://michellelaurenbooks.com/?p=1770 ** http://groups.yahoo.com/group/michellelaurenbooks/join --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Omari Confer <clockwork...@...> wrote: > > Word > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Michelle Lauren < > miche...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > This is a great idea for a list. I nominate Kendra Young, the first African > > American slayer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She was introduced and killed > > in one episode. Her character could have had a lot of potential but wasn't > > developed. When she died, the storyline wasn't affected, but it SHOULD have > > been. *sigh* > > > > I can't be angry at Joss Whedon though. He does include black characters in > > Buffy and the spinoff series, Angel, that were recurring characters as well > > as likable and important to the plot (such as Gunn and the demigoddess > > played by Gina Torres from Angel the Series).
