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Music Reviews

Beyoncé is freer than ever on ‘Renaissance’ (ELLE)

Giveon: Give or Take (Pitchfork)

Planet Her cements Doja Cat pop reign (Bitch Media)

Summer Walker: Still Over It (Pitchfork)

Moonchild: Starfruit (Pitchfork)

Blood Orange’s new mixtape is a beautifully messy tribute to his influences (VICE)

'Revenge of the Dreamers III' Is What Happens When J. Cole Finally Lets Go (VICE)

1998: Brandy, Never Say Never (68to05)

Cultural Criticism

Before ‘Lemonade', Beyoncé was a pop icon. After, she was something bigger (Apple Music)

Black women are redefining R&B music even if the Grammys don’t think so (Bitch Media)

Without SZA’s ‘CTRL,’ R&B wouldn’t be where it is today (Okayplayer)

Normani deserves to be a star (VICE)

20 years later, ‘The Wood’ is still the defining coming-of-age story for Black men (VICE)

15 Years Ago, 'Knuck If You Buck' Made a Blueprint for Crunk Music (VICE)

'Euphoria' Isn't the Coming-of-Age Show Black Girls Deserve (VICE)

How Trina’s sex-positive bars have inspired women for over two decades (Blavity)

Interviews

Looking back at ‘Nellyville,’ the album that put St. Louis in the spotlight (St. Louis Magazine)

Kilo Kish on new album ‘American Gurl’ and redefining success amid capitalism (Teen Vogue)

On 'flora + fana,' Fana Hues creates an ecosystem of self-sufficiency (NPR Music)

Destiny’s Child ‘The Writing’s on the Wall’ was never about bashing men (VICE)

How Jamila Woods turned the legacies of Black icons into soulful hits (Blavity)

Dee Gatti has only been singing for a year, but the industry is already taking a notice (Okayplayer)

Enterprise

East St. Louis has a rich musical history. It deserves to be celebrated. (Belleville News-Democrat)

How an urban farmer in East St. Louis is advocating for food justice (The Groundtruth Project)

East St. Louis was home to pioneering Black construction company. Few know about it today. (Belleville News-Democrat)

A state senator, mayor’s family are on the payroll of southwest IL’s newest town (Belleville News-Democrat)

Prison to purses: Detroit program gives ex-female felons a 2nd chance (Detroit Free Press)

Why are there so few Black woman leaders on college campuses? (The Nation)