Tag Archives: black self-determination
Thinking about Janet Jackson’s (Alleged) Retirement
I’ve been thinking a lot about the news that Janet Jackson is allegedly going to retire from the entertainment industry for a minute now. I think if I were honest, I’d feel the need to say that Janet Jackson has … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged black self-determination, Control, Janet Jackson, self-love, The Velvet Rope
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Race and Sexuality. Who Gets to Decide?
Ezra Miller is quite eloquent in an interview with AfterElton on why he self-identifies as “queer”: AfterElton: You routinely refer to yourself as “queer,” which I love. It’s an old word, but it’s kind of a new form of self-identification. EM: It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Music, Sexuality
Tagged black bisexual men, black gay men, black self-determination, Ezra Miller, Frank Ocean, LGBT, queer, queer black men, sexuality
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