“…In M ammies N o M ore : T he Changing Image of Black Women on Stage and Screen, Anderson works to move beyond discussions of stereotype-thus leaving behind even her own original research agenda that centered on racist theatrical images ( Anderson, 1996 )-by turning our attention toward the representational choices African-American female playwrights make when creating female characters. Anderson's hope, it seems, is to reveal the greater potential for whole and full Black female characters when African Americans are at the image-making helm rather than Whites.…”