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the book is forthcoming. by Danyel Smith. a history of black women in pop. from It Books/HarperCollins (2014). now writing. tumbling this stuff keeps me inspired, and keeps my brain sane.
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'It would certainly provide a reason for why Whitney never came out—never could come out. Cissy is formidable, controlling, and though she repeatedly describes Whitney as hot-headed, hard-headed, and as doing what she wants to do, one cannot underestimate the power a domineering mother lords over her only daughter. Oprah, who is herself no stranger to Sapphic rumors, which have swirled around her and best friend Gayle King for years—pressed on. “Would it have bothered you if your daughter Whitney was gay?” she asks. Cissy responds without taking a breath, “Absolutely.” 

'...Knowles is, of course, a smokeshow of rare distinction, a perfectly composed public presence, and an unusually gifted singer with a deep catalogue of chart toppers, but so are plenty of pop stars. She has become, in recent years, something more: an aspirational talisman for American women of all races. It is a small club, perhaps one whose only other members might be Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama. But where Winfrey is a single career gal (on the grandest scale) and Obama has temporarily put her own career aside for her husband and kids (also on the grandest scale), Knowles has both the gangbusters career and the perfect-seeming family life. She has transformed herself into an icon of Having It All.' 

whitneynippyhouston:

Oprah Winfrey sits down with Cissy Houston January 28, at 10pm EST/PST. Nearing the one year anniversary of Whitney Houston’s death, Oprah will chat with the late singer’s mother in her New Jersey home for her first in-depth interview since her daughter’s passing.

(via whitneyhoustonblog)

notreallykira:

ipsadixit:

Good for you, Rihanna

my love for Rihanna grows with everything she tweets.

#sheiseverywoman

(via ro-s-aspa-rks)

fuckyeahrihanna:

Oprah’s Next Chapter: Exclusive Webisodes

Rihanna shares her Twitter Philosophy, the 3 classes of ‘truth tellers’ she has around her, the meaning behind her latest tattoos and how her family handles her fame.

#sheiseverywoman

Oprah interviews Rihanna (trailer).