Visualizing Music: Representing Black Culture, Community, and Politics
Figure 1 As Jessica Marie Johnson has already documented here on AAIHS, black women utilized Beyoncé’s song, video, and performance
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Author: Janell Hobson
Sara Baartman, Say Her Name: A Bicentennial Anniversary
One of the stranger stories that broke with the new year was the report (now discredited) of pop star Beyoncé writing
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Last month, writer Zipporah Gene, of Nigerian descent, set off a firestorm when she accused African Americans of “culturally appropriating”
Read moreStraight Outta Compton and the Power of Black Women’s “Side Stories”
When director F. Gary Gray chose to cut the scene depicting rap producer Dr. Dre’s infamous assault on journalist Dee Barnes, then-TV
Read moreIntersectional Readings that Fuel the Rage and Bring the Healing
In these times of perpetual state violence and racial unrest, here are some black feminist books that have addressed these issues through
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