Late last year, I wrote about a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Dr. Carlos Moore, author of Fela: This Bitch of a Life!, against Jay-Z, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith’s FELA! on Broadway. I stated the case would resolve and made the pertinent arguments on both sides that I anticipated the trial representing the litigants would make. You can read …
Beyoncé in L’Officiel Magazine Fela Tribute Stirs Controversy Over “Black Face” Instead of Obvious Stereotype of Africans
Yet another debate in the public eye as fashion and race intersect. In January 2011, I discussed the alleged whitening of Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan’s face on cover of Elle Magazine India to make her look whiter than she really was. Because news reports indicated Rai-Bachchan allegedly had a problem with the image, I addressed the issue of consent and a few …