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Sep 30, 2021 · The original came out in the summer of 2015, during a particularly tense moment in time wherein police were finally being held accountable for the murder of Black and brown Americans. Just one month before the song’s release, the late Sandra Bland was found dead in a jail cell, where she was held after being stopped for a minor traffic violation.
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Apr 19, 2018 · Several years ago, Monáe established the Wondaland label — one of the few black women to have a label of her own — and signed several acts, including the band St. Beauty (one member, Isis ...
- Jenna Wortham
Apr 14, 2018 · Ending a four-year wait for her Fandroids, Monáe’s new vision swaps out the infamous “pussy hats” from women’s marches for labia-lined trousers. The black-and-white tuxedos, wing-tipped shoes and closer-to-God bouffants have all but given way to neon bikinis, silver space boots, and lace pants embroidered with roses.
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Feb 10, 2020 · Monae began the medley as Mister Rogers, singing the theme song from the children's show host in a red cardigan before descending to the front row to place her hat atop Tom Hanks, nominated as...
Sep 24, 2020 · The 'Antebellum' star speaks candidly about black history, slavery, and how her new film hits on America's past, present, and future.
Dec 21, 2023 · Janelle Monáe released three official music videos for songs “Float,” “Lipstick Lover,” and “Waterslide.”. Each song will be examined through a Black feminist theoretical framework to identify how Age of Pleasure fits within a larger Black assertion of joy as resistance.
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Mar 23, 2023 · Jones faced a lot of discrimination, and her work wasn’t accepted because of her skin color, so she relocated to Paris and had a successful career there in the 1930s and 1940s before returning to the States. Even with success abroad, Jones had to go to great lengths to get her art shown in the U.S.
