women

Nappy

Posted on April 15, 2013 - 1:17pm — Allyson McGinty

Author

First Name:

Lydia

Last Name:

Douglas

Publish Company:

Peazy Head Productions

Medium:

Video

Nappy tells the story of 10 black women who chose to stop straightening their hair and "go natural."

Featured:

Jay-Z

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Back Off! - "Caution - Women Standing Strong"

Posted on March 12, 2012 - 4:12pm — notorious

Back Off.jpg Women's History month is the perfect time to reflect on the fact that many women unapologetically support both Hiphop and feminism. When I teach college courses on language use and identity, I ask all of my students to write the words they hear and use to describe women in their communities and on their campus.

Realidades

Posted on February 9, 2012 - 5:14pm — schuyler1103

Author

First Name:

Atiely "Tiely Queen"

Last Name:

Santos

Publish City:

São Paulo

Publish Company:

Centro Cultural da Juventude

Language:

Portuguese

Medium:

Textual

Year:

2009

1. Rubia- Contando Realidades (Intro)
2. Tarja Preta- Falsa Abolicao
3. Poetiza- Mesmo Assim
4. Atal- Sob Medida
5. Nana Brown- Prece
6. Expressao Verbal- Sente e Batida
7. Grazi Rillo- Mala-gra-decido
8. Miscivel- Motivacao
9. Livre Ameanca- Choro ou Risos
10. Odisseia- Celula
11. Zulu Queen Ana- Pare Pense

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Where are the Ladies?

Posted on April 14, 2009 - 5:24pm — rbouquet

MIA at grammy's.jpg As hip-hop is expanding its paradigm for what is normative and authentic, women should be encouraged to create their own niches and define their music and their images outside of the archetypes that have traditionally been placed before them.

To Be Real

Posted on November 24, 2008 - 5:00pm — kedamai

Author

First Name:

Rebecca

Last Name:

Walker

Collaborators:

Gloria Steinem and Angela Y. Davis

Subtitle:

Telling the Truth and Changing the Face of Feminism

Publish City:

New York

Publish Company:

Anchor Books

ISSN/ISBN:

385472625

Language:

English

Medium:

Textual

Year:

1995

Determined to extend the boundaries of feminism to embrace social, political, and economic equality for all humanity, these twenty-one exciting young activists and thinkers recast the concepts of feminism to reflect their own personal experiences and beliefs.

Pages:

292

Amazon url:

http://www.amazon.com/Be-Real-Telling-Changing-Feminism/dp/0385472625/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227560087&sr=1-1

Featured:

In Focus: Women

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Dangerous Designs

Posted on November 17, 2008 - 4:29pm — uchechiiweala

Author

First Name:

Parminder

Last Name:

Bhachu

Subtitle:

Asian Women Fashion the Diaspora Economies

Publish City:

New York and London

Publish Company:

Routledge

ISSN/ISBN:

415072204

Language:

English

Medium:

Textual

Year:

2004

Dangerous Designs tells the story of Asian fashion in the West, from top designers such as Ritu and Catherine Walker to the tiny back-street shops, homeworking businesses, and street fashions, where global markets collide with local and regional trends.

Pages:

280

dangerous designs asian women fashion the diaspora economies.jpg

Amazon url:

http://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Designs-Fashion-Diaspora-Economies/dp/0415072212/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227892929&sr=1-7

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Words of Wisdom From Sista Souljah - By Davey D

Posted on March 13, 2007 - 11:41am — Anonymous

In celebration of International Woman's History Month we went digging in the crates and pulled up some old yet timeless tapes of Sista Souljah. Many of y'all may know her as an author. She's given us two incredible books called 'No Disrespect' and the 'Coldest Winter Ever'.

Compilation Spotlights Women Rocking Hip-Hop Mikes, Battling 'Vixen' Stereotypes - By Eric K. Arnold

Posted on February 15, 2007 - 11:57am — Anonymous

When Pam the Funkstress started out as a member of East Oakland's all-female hip-hop group 3 Deep in the early '90s, she was one of the only woman DJs in the local scene. Today, that's not the case -- she points to numerous women who spin regularly in Bay Area clubs, such as Backside, Neta and Daniela, to name a few.

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