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THE "F" WORD

A "Wake Up Call" Special
on
WBAI Radio 99.5 FM

Thursday, November 20, 2008
8:00 am - 9:00 am

join host
ESTHER ARMAH

in conversation with
APRIL R. SILVER
Social Entrepreneur, Activist, Writer
Founder of AKILA WORKSONGS, Inc.

MICHAELA ANGELA DAVIS
Cultural Critic & Creative Producer

LAURA FLANDERS
New York Times Best Selling Author
and Host of GritTV at www.GRITtv.com

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at www.wbai.org
(if you miss it, you can download it later
from the archives found on the website)

The Whore, the Enemy, the Competition, the Mammy, the Betrayed, the Abandoned, the Rejected, the Overlooked – and now the Prize. The "F" stands for female, and has sometimes been used as if it is a curse word. With Michelle Obama, whose history means she made it from the Big House to the White House, this political campaign is a special moment for black women. But not just black women. Females dominated this political campaign at various stages. Like the world of celebrity they too shall be known just by their first names: Sarah, Hilary and Michelle. Scrutinized, categorized, demonized, vilified – in one case virtually sanctified – but always much discussed and hotly debated. In this hour long, after election special, international journalist, playwright, author and radio host ESTHER ARMAH mediates a conversation that explores the impact of each of these women throughout the campaign, discusses their treatment by the media and gauges their global impact with guests that cross culture, color and sexuality.

The "F" Word is part of a multi-media project - a book and a radio project - featuring essays, interviews and short stories written by women who cross culture, color ,and sexuality about the women of this election campaign. The "F" Word is the vision of Esther Armah and Centric Productions.