Portraits of Black Womanhood
When I first encountered Marie-Guillemine Benoist’s Portrait d’une Negresse at the Louvre, I had just researched and encountered the remains of
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respectability
The Subversive Praxis of Black Beauty and Wealth
Having rocked the cosmetics industry last month with her new line of products, Fenty Beauty, pop star Rihanna (née Robyn
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Beyond Respectability: A New Book on Black Female Public Intellectuals
This post is part of my blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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Respectability Politics and Shonda Rhimes, a Black Woman Showrunner
This post is part of our online roundtable on Black Women and the Politics of Respectability. Black women’s visibility on
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Representation, Respectability, and Transgender Women of Color in Media
This post is part of our online roundtable on Black Women and the Politics of Respectability. The past decade ushered
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