Vixen: Black Beauty and Pop Culture

By: @TheVixenMemoirs
  • Summary

  • Where would pop culture be without the beauty and aesthetics of black women? Our aesthetics and likenesses are constantly on display in fashion, film, music videos, lyrics, and more. On Vixen, a weekly podcast, the role black women and their beauty play in today's culture is discussed and analyzed, with each episode focusing on a different subject.
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Episodes
  • Shine Bright: Danyel Smith
    Apr 6 2022

    Back for a bonus episode! Join me as I talk with Danyel Smith, author, writer, and host of the Black Girl Songbook podcast about her brand new book, Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop! 

    We discuss the impactful careers of three of the many women highlighted in the book- Diana Ross,  Aretha Franklin, and Stephanie Mills. Later, we talk about Danyel's connection to these three women, and get up close and personal with her about the music she loves!
     
    Buy Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop: https://rb.gy/ukad6d
    Instagram: @THEVIXENMEMOIRS
    Join the Book Club: WWW.THEVIXENMEMOIRS.COM
    Donate: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thevixenmemoirs
    Music: https://soundcloud.com/vhslogos 
    Submissions: VIXENPODCAST@GMAIL.COM


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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Film Review Finale: Black Girlhood In Southern Gothic Films
    Mar 23 2022

    On this season's film review finale episode, we talk about Southern Black Gothic movies centered around black girlhood- specifically Beloved and Eve's Bayou. We're back with a BRAND NEW SEASON on 5.11.22! ⁠

    Instagram: @THEVIXENMEMOIRS
    Join the Book Club: WWW.THEVIXENMEMOIRS.COM
    Donate: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thevixenmemoirs
    Music: https://soundcloud.com/vhslogos 
    Submissions: VIXENPODCAST@GMAIL.COM


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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Black Beauty Pageants Part Two: Miss Black USA
    Mar 16 2022

    Today's episode is the second and final part of a two-part series on the history of black beauty pageants! This one talks about Miss Black USA, the uniqueness of the pageant's mission, and controversy over the years. 

    Instagram: @THEVIXENMEMOIRS
    Join the Book Club: WWW.THEVIXENMEMOIRS.COM
    Donate: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thevixenmemoirs
    Music: https://soundcloud.com/vhslogos 
    Submissions: VIXENPODCAST@GMAIL.COM

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    30 mins

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