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Jun 21, 2024 · A newly revived Black debutante ball in Canton, Ohio, uses the cotillion experience as programming for Black girls, many of whom live below the poverty line.
Jul 1, 2024 · A newly revived Black debutante ball in Canton, Ohio, uses the cotillion experience as programming for Black girls, many of whom live below the poverty line.
Feb 8, 2024 · Set against the backdrop of the 2022 Cotillion, The Debutantes offers a poignant coming-of-age narrative following Canton’s first group of Black debutantes in over a decade. As these young women prepare for their formal debut into society, they grapple with the implications of embracing a tradition long associated with middle-class respectability.
Jun 17, 2024 · One debutante ball in Canton, Ohio, is the subject of Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker Contessa Gayles’ latest project, The Debutantes. The documentary follows an intergenerational group...
Jun 24, 2024 · It follows the 2022 Stark County Debutante Cotillion in Canton, Ohio, a Black debutante ball was revived to offer the cotillion experience as a program for Black girls, many of whom live...
Focusing on the first group of Black debutantes in Canton, Ohio in a decade, this documentary follows the young women as they unpack the ball’s legacy and chart their path forward, both for tradition and themselves.
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Jul 1, 2024 · A newly revived Black debutante ball in Canton, Ohio, uses the cotillion experience as programming for Black girls, many of whom live below the poverty line. “The Debutantes,” which premiered this summer at the Tribeca Film Festival, presents three young “debs” — Teylar Bradley, Amelia Boles and Dedra Robbins — as they grapple with ...