understanding black/Latino music and culture. The music does not dictate black culture. It is the culture that influences and dictates the music.

The premise that Beyoncé is the one that gave black and Hispanic “permission to flaunt the things that make them unpopular ...their coloredness and their weight” is the part where I’m gonna have to strongly disagree. For one, I feel like this gives Beyoncé both too much credit and not enough. I agree that Beyoncé has…

This is excellent Julianne. I have so many things I could say but I’m still recovering from you saying so much of it so perfectly.