My Anaconda Don’t: A Black Feminist Analysis of Nicki Minaj

Sex Attacks, Skin Attacks: Black Feminism in the Art of Lorna Simpson

By centering the experience of black women in her art, Lorna Simpson engages in an artistic practice of black feminism. Her work combines photographs of black women with texts that call attention to the…

The Black Feminist Teachings of “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill”

Who Needs Hip-Hop Feminism?

Honestly, we all need hip-hop feminism. Hip-hop feminism is a movement that was created to bring the black feminist foundations of the previous two waves and put them into the context of hip-hop culture. By putting feminist ideals under the lens of hip-hop culture, one can start…

What Does A PhD Mean to a Black Woman?

Today, Black women account for approximately two thirds of all Blacks or African Americans who have completed four years of college or more in the United States. Black women also hold a significant lead in the attainment of professional degrees relative to black…

Janelle Monáe: Reclaiming the History of the Future

black lesbians tell their stories

In director Tiona McClodden’s 2008 documentary black./womyn./…

Black Perfomance Art as Black Feminism: Changing Perspectives in the Contemporary Art World

For hundreds of years, Art History has been occupied by deceased white men, their oil paintings, and their stories. Giorgio Vasari, who is often considered the first Art…