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When autobiography becomes soul: Erykah Badu and the cultural politics of black feminism

Pages 211-243 | Published online: 03 Jun 2008

Notes

  • “Beneath the brightly colored gelees atop her head is a no‐nonsense businesswoman of the nineties: smart, hardworking and in control of her image” . 92 Gonzales

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