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Slaying the charts: The evolution of drag anthems, from Judy Garland to Madonna and beyond
Salon via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAgainst the backdrop of a pandemic, the decade also marked a significant shift as drag culture began...
Netflix’s ‘Black Barbie’ documentary shows how far the doll has come and still has to go
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe doll wasn’t greenlit until Perkins was hired as a Barbie designer in 1976. Black Barbie hit the...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 6 days agoBlack News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
Doll Designers Say First Black Barbie ‘Opened a Lot of Doors’ for Inclusivity in Toys: Mattel...
People Magazine· 5 days agoWhen the very first Black Barbie landed on store shelves in 1980, she was revolutionary. Up until...
On Juneteenth, Stories of ‘Black Barbie’ and Jesse Owens’ Olympics Triumph, Netflix Streams...
TV Insider· 5 days agoTV commemorates the Juneteenth holiday with specials including a documentary about the creation of...
Juneteenth 2024 in NYC: What to do this Emancipation Day
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoOn Juneteenth, New York City continues to offer a wide array of events to commemorate June 19, 1865 — the day U.S. Army soldiers brought news of emancipation to enslaved Black people in Galveston ...
RuPaul's Reality Show 'Drag Race' Wins Emmy for Outstanding Reality Competition Program
Biography via Yahoo News· 3 days agoRuPaul was the only boy of his parents’ four children and eventually began wearing his sisters’...
Victoria Monét & D’Mile Return to the Classroom in ‘Save the Music’ Amazon Documentary
Billboard via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe R&B stars lead Amazon Music's new Save The Music: Inspiring Music’s Next Generation documentary,...
Poignant queer hit to viral TikTok trend: How Bronski Beat's Smalltown Boy became the ultimate...
BBC News· 4 days agoForty years after it was released, Bronski Beat's queer anthem Smalltown Boy has found a new...
Angela Bofill, ‘I Try,’ ‘I’m On Your Side’ singer, dead at 70
WSB Radio· 7 days agoSinger-songwriter Angela Bofill, who performed “I Try,” “I’m On Your Side” and “This Time I’ll Be Sweeter,” died June 13. Bofill, a music with Cuban-Puerto Rican roots, died at her daughter’ ...