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There has been an upswing of awareness about the purple one and his relationships with younger women due to recent developments in pop culture. The ladies consider cultural and personal bias in an honest, nuanced conversation in how they reconcile difficult discussions about their hero.
“My life changed when Prince died” that sounds…a little strange right? Why would that even the be case? Why does Prince have any sort of impact on the way I live my life? Are we fanatics? Obsessed? Is it hero worship? Is he our friend? What is this? The ladies discuss conscious and unconscious motivations in being a Prince fam.
In this special episode, the Muse ladies continue a series on Prince and race, Planting Flags in the Funk : The Aunties. The roundtable discusses post Purple Rain, Prince in Minneapolis, a special online encounter, and dealing with the loss of Prince.
In this special episode, the Muse ladies begin a series on Prince and race, Planting Flags in the Funk. They start with part one of a roundtable of “aunties” who were there from day 1, watching Prince grow as an artist through the lens of young Black girls, teens, and later women.
The 90’s were a contentious time for The Professor and his fams alike! The ladies get into favorite albums, songs and moments and discuss the controversy around the music of this time.
Darling Nisi chats it up with Marilynn McNair as she shares stories from her time as a secretary in WB’s Black Music department in the 80’s.
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