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From "I Wanna Be Down" to "Ladies Night": The Unsung Power of Women in Rap Posse Cuts

From "I Wanna Be Down" to "Ladies Night": The Unsung Power of Women in Rap Posse Cuts

Queue Points explores how Black women in hip-hop built power through posse cuts, from Brandy’s I Wanna Be Down Human Rhythm remix with Queen...

Dancing Through Black History With Dr. Marcus Borders: Line Dancing, Skating, and Community

Dancing Through Black History With Dr. Marcus Borders: Line Dancing, Skating, and Community

Remember those family reunions where the aunties would grab the mic, cue up the Electric Slide , and suddenly everyone from kids to grandpar...

The Reckoning, Power, and the Preservation of Black Music: What the 'Sean Combs: The Reckoning' Exposes

The Reckoning, Power, and the Preservation of Black Music: What the 'Sean Combs: The Reckoning' Exposes

The documentary 'Sean Combs: The Reckoning' isn’t just scandal—it’s a warning about power, exploitation, and how Black music history gets er...

Why Caribbean Kings Still Matter: The 1980s Pop Legacy We're Losing

Why Caribbean Kings Still Matter: The 1980s Pop Legacy We're Losing

This article explores how the children of Britain’s Windrush generation expanded the possibilities of pop, blending reggae, R&B, and rock in...

Liza Minnelli’s Black Music Crossovers: How a Broadway Star Made Soul Her Own

Liza Minnelli’s Black Music Crossovers: How a Broadway Star Made Soul Her Own

Explore how Liza Minnelli honored and reimagined Black music—bringing Broadway song-styling to Stevie Wonder, Joe Tex and more, as discussed...