Because music executives have little faith in the profitability of female solo artists, women, who were once a dominant force in hip-hop, have become almost completely invisible in the industry today, Feminista Jones writes at Salon. But who are the notable women in mainstream hip-hop today? There is Nicki Minaj who, while often charismatic and…

Rihanna has declared herself to be a good girl gone bad, and when Beyoncé has wanted to be fierce, she has used her character Sasha. But does there have to be such a “Madonna/whore” separation? asks Feminista Jones on Ebony.  The idea of women being open about their sexual desires and behavior continues to make…

The “down low” hysteria of the late 1990s had more than one lasting effect, according to Feminista Jones at Ebony, including the idea that men were identifying as bisexual because they were afraid of identifying as homosexual, not because they were truly attracted to both sexes. But those ideas are changing. Discussions of sexuality, especially…

Feminista Jones writes at Ebony that there seems to be a trend developing of women dating younger men. Just look at Jennifer Lopez, Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey. The AARP conducted a study that showed 34% of women over age 40 have dated younger men, and 35% preferred it to dating older men. In the last…