From the written page to the streets, and even to cable TV, Black feminism is hitting its stride. Not only is a Black feminist theorist like Kimberlé Crenshaw changing the […]
Tag: Queen Latifah
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 […]
Future of Feminism: Hip Hop Critiques Gender
Hip hop and rap have long been derided as anti-woman, especially with the well-known lyrical inclusion of “bitches and hoes.” Still, some have found ways to recuperate even the most […]
A Single Lady Watches “Single Ladies”
For the past few years, single women of all races, shapes and sizes have pumped their fists in the air, lip-synced, writhed their hips and/or done the ring-finger-hand-flip dance to […]
We Know Women Rock–Tell Us Something New
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has a reputation for being a boys club. Since 1986, when its first annual list of inductees consisted of men only, […]
Can’t Stop the Women of Hip-Hop
My awakening to Black feminist thought came in 1989 when Queen Latifah, with British rapper Monie Love, rapped about “Ladies First” and opened the music video for this powerful track […]