As many of you may know by now, neither the “Feeling Myself” music video nor the unapologetic celebration of voluptuousity that was the “Anaconda” music video were nominated for best […]
Tag: Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj is a rapper and singer. She is one of the world’s best-selling music artists, with over 100 million records sold. She is openly pro-abortion and supports the LGBTQ+ community.
At the Grammys, Domestic Violence is Cause Célèbre, But Black Women Rappers Are Uncelebrated
Leading up to last night’s Grammy Awards, controversy centered on what a victory for the white, Australia-born rapper Iggy Azalea would signify, as she would have been the first solo […]
Nicki Minaj and the Inevitable Politicization of Celebrity Abortions
Reprinted with permission from RH Reality Check. Read the original here. If you ever want to see a perfect example of how the mainstream media perpetuates abortion stigma, look no […]
Nicki Minaj and the Performance of White Supremacy
“[Hitler] killed Jews and Gypsies because he didn’t have us.” — from Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon I had already read the numerous condemnations before actually viewing the lyric video for Nicki […]
Bodies on the Line: The Streets vs. Pop Culture
Like so many others, I have been distressed by news coverage about Ferguson, Missouri, where protests broke out following the murder on August 9 of Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager […]
Nicki Minaj: A Brown Sugar Sphinx Riddle
Who knew that after the demolition of Kara Walker’s wildly popular “Marvelous Sugar Baby” art installation (see photo at left) at the old Domino sugar refinery in Brooklyn, the giant-sized […]
“Respectability” Politics: Michelle Obama vs. Nicki Minaj
During this past week of presidential politics, the contrast in depictions of black women in the public sphere couldn’t have been more striking. On one end was the dignified, eloquent […]
How Does Nicki Minaj Influence Black Girls?
Nicki Minaj is poised to make a splash with her sophomore album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, on April 3. After head-turning appearances at the Grammys and the NBA All-Star Game […]
10 Great Albums from 2011 That Happened to be Made by Women
Almost anywhere you looked, 2011 seemed like a banner year for women in music. Remember how exciting it was when the immensely talented Esperanza Spalding pissed off all those Justin […]
Ending Black History Month With Gusto
We’ve reached the fateful end of February–it had to happen at some point–and Black History Month has come to a close. Not sure how to commemorate the end of the […]