In this Throwback Thought, Madame Noire explores an excerpt from a conversation between Nikki Giovanni (poet, activist, teacher) and James Baldwin (novelist, essayist, and cultural critic) from 1971, where the two prolific writers mention in passing a phenomenon we now refer to as "copaganda."
Madame Noire explores a past interview of Maya Angelou from the book Black Women Writers at Work about how she felt protest was "inherently" linked to the things she produced. As it relates, we also discuss how Black women, such as Stacey Abrams, exemplify that ethos through their own groundbreaking work and successes.
The snapshots were sheer evidence of how the chic fashionista has always been rocking coveted brands from head to toe.
