Twelve Million Black Voices: Let Us Now Hear Black Voices by Laurence Cossu-Beaumont

“…The second part raises the question of the social, economic and political reality exposed by the widespread publication of photographs of –invisible– black Americans. Ultimately the paper will extend the reflection on “truth” in the narrative. …”
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Hallelujah (1929) de King Vidor : naissance de la voix afro-américaine à Hollywood by Jean-Marie Lecomte

“…Hallelujah’s characters (mostly played by untrained actors) transcend the limitations of their visual representation through the poetics of voice. Black Americans are not patronized, but shot with Vidor’s particular brand of subjective realism suffused with folk poetry, they become human.…”
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Tongues Untied (Marlon Riggs, 1989) et Paris is Burning (Jennie Livingston, 1990) : les documentaires du New Queer Cinema by Camille Bui

“…In the light of Judith Butler’s definition of gender as performative, this article discusses how these films try to destabilize the gender norms of American society by questioning the traditional image of Black Americans conveyed by mainstream movies. The two films give new visibility to marginalized communities of Black and Latino gays and transgenders, thus opening the field of possible identities. …”
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“Today the Pot is Boiling Over!”: Ebony Magazine, the Black Revolts, and the Search for a Social Resolution, 1966-1967 by Sid Ahmed Ziane

“…At the time when the popular and the regional White and Black-owned media did not provide a practical resolution to the race riots whilst others generated instances of sensationalism to vilify the Black revolt, Ebony appeared as a sui generis magazine by providing viable social resolutions to quell the Black revolts and the social problems impinging upon Black Americans. This intervention was culminated in a special issue which critically addressed the Black youth and their rationale behind sparking off the revolts. …”
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Epidemiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Mimi C Yu, Jian-Min Yuan, Sugantha Govindarajan, Ronald K Ross

“…In contrast, the incidence of HCC in Singapore and Shanghai, China, both high-risk regions, has declined steadily over the past two decades. Among white and black Americans, there is an inverse relationship between social class status and HCC incidence. …”
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