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The Black Imagination and Possibility: Afrofuturist Aesthetics in the 90s and Beyond
This resource discusses coinage of the term "Afrofuturism" and manifestations of this aesthetic form in black cultural production, predating the 90s, during the 90s, and post-90s.
Representations of Black Gay Men in “Paris is Burning” & “Tongues Untied”
This source examines the differing representations of gay Black and Latino and transgender communities between "Paris is Burning" and "Tongues Untied."
Pass the Blunt!
The impact of weed use from then to now
Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting: Black-Asian Relations in the 1990s
Explains how the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act and the "model minority" myth contributed to cross-racial tensions between African Americans and Asians in the 1990s. Also discusses productive cross-cultural exchange and possibilities for…
R.I.P: The Rise (and Fall?) of Neo-Soul
General history of the genesis and expansion of neo-soul in the mid-90s with emphasis on the genre's influence and fortitude.
The Lost Boyz "Renee" Song
"Renee" song by the Lost Boyz 1996 album entitled Legal Drug Money
Beloved: Reconciliation and Re-memory
Commentary and analysis of the influence of Toni Morrison's novel Beloved on 90s and today.