Table of Contents
Word is Bond Beverly Bond ix
Introduction Michelle Obama xix
I Femme Noire 1
Formation Beyoncé 3
Hip-Hop Feminism: The Remix Joan Morgan 5
The Third Wave Rebecca Walker 7
Nerdland Melissa Harris-Perry 11
Art Imitates Life Mickalene Thomas 15
Herstory Audre Lorde: Sister Outsider 16
II Black Girl Magic 17
On Another Level Rihanna 19
I Stay Woke Erykah Badu 21
The Champ Is Here Serena Williams 27
She Get It from Her Mama Tracee Ellis Ross 29
Iridescent Soul Valerie June 33
I Slay Danai Curira 35
Herstory Nina Simone: I Put a Spell on You 38
Black Girl Magic: For Us Solange Knowles-Ferguson 39
III Boss Up 43
Know the Ledge Cathy Hughes 45
All the Way Up Suzanne Shank 47
Venus Rising Venus Williams 51
Strictly Roots Donna Byrd 55
Fly-Sci Dr. Knatokie Ford 57
Know Your Worth Luvvie Ajayi 63
Green Is the New Black Lisa Jackson 65
Herstory Bridget "Biddy" Mason: Faith and Fortune 70
Power Play Jessica O. Matthews 71
Herstory Sylvia Robinson: Cold Crush Sista 75
IV Lift Every Voice 77
Herstory The RBGs: Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Nana Yaa Asantewaa 78
All Power to the People Angela Davis 81
I Am Joy Joy-Ann Reid 85
Black Lives Matter Patrisse Cullors 89
Because of Them We Can Eunique Jones Gibson 93
Why We March Tamika D. Mallory 95
Freedom Song Toshi Reagon 101
Lyte as a Rock MC Lyte 105
Reclaiming My Time Maxine Waters 107
Herstory Pauline Murray: High Priestess 111
V More Black More Beautiful 113
Flawless Naomi Campbell 115
Nappy Roots Michaela Angela Davis 117
Soul Glow Lupita Nvong'o 121
Masterpiece Jazmine Sullivan 125
Soul Food Afya Ibomu 129
So Fresh and So Clean June Ambrose 133
Model Citizen Bethann Hardison 135
In the Spirit Susan L. Taylor 137
Herstory Roberta Flack: I Am Legend 140
VI Movers and Shakers 141
On Pointe Misty Copeland 143
Dancing Spirit Judith Jamison 147
The Beat of Our Drum Luam Keflezgy 151
Herstory Ana "Rokafella" Garcia: B-Girls Will B Girls 153
VII Still I Rise 155
My Life Mary J. Blige 157
Bent, Not Broken April Holmes 161
Supa Dupa Fly Missy Elliott 165
Herstory Maya Angelou: Phenomenal Woman 166
Insight Haben Girma 167
Black Blues Terrie Williams 171
VIII Shot Caller 175
The Art of Storytelling Mara Brock Akil 177
King Me Regina King 179
Flip the Script Shonda Rhimes 183
Fresh Princess Tatyana Ali 185
Made You Look Issa Rae 189
Views from Our Lens Julie Dash 191
Lights, Camera, Action! Ava DuVernay 195
The Big Picture Nzingha Stewart 197
Who Shot Ya? Melina Matsonkas 199
Herstory Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun 201
IX Young, Gifted, and Black 203
Who Rocks Next? Maya Penn 205
Belle Sabreuse Ibtihaj Muhammad 207
Who Rocks Next Yara Shahidi 211
Herstory Ruby Bridges: Over Troubled Waters 214
Fem the Future Janelle Monáe 215
Pledge: I Am 218
Acknowledgments 221
Photography Credits 225
Black Girls Rock!: Remixing the Revolution 229
About Beverly Bond 231