Delta sigma theta sorority, inc. as filmmaker: The making and demise of countdown at kusini

Robin Means Coleman

doi:10.3200/JPFT.35.1.32-37

Delta sigma theta sorority, inc. as filmmaker: The making and demise of countdown at kusini

Robin Means Coleman^*

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Abstract

This article examines the call for African Americans to take charge of their media images by exploring the 1970s case of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., an African American public service organization. Delta Sigma Theta entered into media activism and made history by becoming the first Black women's organization to create and produce a feature-length film, Countdown at Kusini—a film developed expressly as a counter-narrative to blaxploitation films, as well as negative representations of Blacks in media.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	32-37
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Popular Film and Television
Volume	35
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3200/JPFT.35.1.32-37
State	Published - Apr 1 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Blacks
Blaxploitation
Countdown at kusini
Delta sigma theta sorority, Inc.

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Cultural Studies
Visual Arts and Performing Arts

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