Buy Black: How Black Women Transformed Us Pop Culture

by Aria S. Halliday

Book Overview

Buy Black examines the role American Black women play in Black consumption in the US and worldwide, with a focus on their pivotal role in packaging Black feminine identity since the 1960s. Through an exploration of the dolls, princesses, and rags-to-riches stories that represent Black girlhood and womanhood in everything from haircare to Nicki Minaj's hip-hop, Aria S. Halliday spotlights how the products created by Black women have furthered...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025208635X
• ISBN13: 9780252086359
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"