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Whether permed and pressed, weaved or wigged…the varied images for the modern black woman are the end results of centuries of struggle. The Hip-Hop video girl with a bit of sass and sensuality has become the role model for teen girls who not so long ago felt more comfortable settin’ it off as a […]

“Am I Black or White? Am I straight or gay?
When you’re an adolescent boy growing up in middle America, it’s a bit tricky to identify with lyrics like these from the 1981 song Controversy by Prince, a petit androgynous larger-than-life man adorned in brocade boleros and stiletto winkle-pickers. Dirty Mind, one of the first albums […]