Queen Latifah

Bechdel Test Canon: Set It Off

Movies post by Alyx Vesey, Submitted by Alyx Vesey on December 30, 2011 - 12:47pm; tagged black cult films, F. Gary Gray, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Kate Lanier, Kimberly Elise, Queen Latifah, Set It Off, Vivica A. Fox.

Nearly 15 years later, Set It Off continues to insist on raising the stakes for representations of black women on- and off-screen.

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BitchTapes: American Black Music Month

Music post by Nicole Morales, Submitted by Nicole Morales on June 10, 2011 - 12:23pm; tagged American Black Music Month, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, En Vogue, erykah badu, Funky 4+1, Ida Cox, Janet Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Mary J Blige, Missy Elliot, Monie Love, Prince, Queen Latifah, Rufus, Ruth Brown, Salt-n-Pepa, Sarah Vaughan, Tammie Terrell, The Chiffons, The Sequence.

It's been 32 years since the music industry officially recognized June as American Black Music Month. But, ask any casual music fan and she'll tell you that popular black music has been pumping through the speaker box since long before 1979.

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Size Matters: Fabulous Fat Divas

Music post by Tasha Fierce, Submitted by Tasha Fierce on September 20, 2010 - 10:25am; tagged Adele, Beth Ditto, fat acceptance, fat women in the music industry, Jennifer Hudson, Jill Scott, Martha Wash, Missy Elliott, Queen Latifah, Size Matters.

Happy Monday! I wanted to offer something a little light-hearted to start off the week, so I decided to dedicate this post to a few fierce fat female recording artists that have rocked my world and provided a counterpoint to how fat women are viewed in society. These women are all in control of their own image, their own unique styles, and have managed to find success in an industry that isn't all that friendly to non-Katy Perry looking women.