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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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“ ‘No Scrubs’…We just couldn’t believe it. We were always on a high with it. We were thankful that we were even able to stumble across a hit like that. It’s a girl anthem.
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Rozonda ‘Chilli’ Thomas

'Mavis Staples, 73, belongs to the folk wing of gospel. Her values are grounded in the civil rights and labor union movements and the ideals of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Her concert, which mixed R&B, folk, country and traditional spirituals, reflected a long view of history in which the downtrodden’s struggles against injustice require patience and perseverance...' 

Them - Then  &  Now - Still CUTE!!

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Whitney and Michael.

Whitney and Michael.

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'Can you think of any R&B artists who still sing about love?' 

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wornjournal: the incomparable Tina Turnerphoto by Michel Comte, 1993  *** get some hirsute chic in the HAIR issuefrom WORN Fashion Journalpick up your copy after November 24 or PREORDER NOW #sheiseverywoman

wornjournal:

the incomparable Tina Turner
photo by Michel Comte, 1993 

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get some hirsute chic in the HAIR issue
from WORN Fashion Journal
pick up your copy after November 24 or
PREORDER NOW

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“ …I’m older, and I get it, you know? I’m not trying to be what I’m not…You accept who you are, you magnify your strengths, and you just get who you are! To me, there’s a comfort when women can understand who they are, they shine so much brighter when they’re not trying to be what they’re not. I know what my look is. Before, I would look at pictures and I was like “Eeuuggh! Why did I let them pile all that make up on me?” Now…I’ll do my own makeup for videos, I’m not letting them do that to me anymore. I know who Karyn White is, and the kind of music I sing. It’s so much more swagged out for a woman to know who they are! I’m not Janet, I’m Karyn, and I think it’s such strength when you know who you are as a person and an artist. I can’t come back trying to do Beyoncé and Rihanna. I’m Karyn White, you know? I was before them, so I just have to do me.
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Karyn White
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