Business Communication professor Heather Harris shared her research on images of Africana women in the media during the latest School of Design meeting on Friday, May 12. Citing media stereotypes from television shows including Law and Order, Scandal, the Cosby Show, and Empire, among others, Dr. Harris explained how some stereotypes of black women exist within these popular shows and how these images are damaging and false. In the photo, Dr. Harris speaks at a Stevenson University December Commencement ceremony.