Given recent activism on the part of celebrity women—from the #MeToo movement to the Time’s Up Campaign—it’s easy to forget there was a time not that long ago when the link between fame and feminism was viewed with suspicion and even incredulity. Here, we chart the evolution—and increasing impact—of celebrity feminism over this millennium.
Tag: Beyoncé
“The Lemonade Reader” Adds Beyoncé to the Black Feminist Canon
Kinitra Brooks and Kameelah Martin’s new collection adds to a growing list of works that comprise “Beyoncé Studies.”
The Top 10 Feminist Pop Culture Moments of 2018
These 10 feminist moments shifted the media landscape and echoed across the Internet this year—inspiring, empowering and mobilizing feminists across the country in the process.
Reflections in Oshun’s Mirror: Beyoncé Mass, the Royal Wedding and Highly Visible Black Girl Magic
Days before waking up in the wee hours to watch the wedding of American actor Meghan Markle and British royal Prince Harry, I was already pondering the meaning of a different service: “Beyoncé Mass,” held at the Grace Cathedral Church in San Francisco.
We Heart: Beyoncé’s Powerful Coachella Performance Celebrating Black Women
“Thank you for allowing me to be the first black woman to headline Coachella. Ain’t that ’bout a bitch.”
The Top 10 Feminist Pop Culture Shake-Ups of 2017
2017 certainly qualifies as the year of feminist resistance, punctuated with these memorable, quirky and provocative moments in pop culture.
We Heart: Girls From Around the World Lip-Syncing to Beyoncé to Fight Inequality
Good news! We found your Day of the Girl anthem, and it’s chock-full of feminism.
The Top 10 Feminist Moments in Pop Culture from 2016
Despite the setback of the 2016 election, pop culture this year was crowded with messages of gender equity, racial justice and social liberation.
Beyoncé, the Dixie Chicks and Presidential Politics
Every time we think we’ve reached peak “Beyoncé’s Fierce Feminism,” the pop star manages to top herself.
Lemonade: Beyoncé’s Redemption Song
Beyoncé knows how to pick her moments (and her platforms). There is something quite poetic (both literally and figuratively) in the premiere of her sixth album, Lemonade, as a music-meets-film experience on the premium cable channel, HBO, on Saturday, April 23. Just days before her musical event, we had learned that the U.S. Treasury Department plans […]