BLACK WOMEN IN ROCK
5 Lbs. of ROCK Interview by Sheila Dianne Jackson It’s been a minute….5Lbs of ROCK is back. This time, I am chatting it up with Jaleesa Leslie of blackwomeninrock.info, a blog which catalogs/documents black women of all persuasions of rock music. Writing and researching on the topic of Black Women IN Rock was a lonely …
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ROCK & RACE, Part II Laina Dawes Interview by Sheila Dianne Jackson Canadian music journalist and author, LAINA DAWES' new book entitled, What Are You Doing Here?: A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal, is slated to be released this summer. Laina shared a great deal with me about her upbringing and her …
ROCK & RACE Laina Dawes Interview by Sheila Dianne Jackson More than 2 years ago, I received a call from Canadian music journalist, LAINA DAWES, who was working on a book about black women in metal. She was referred to me by my sister, metal artist Kudisan Kai, who told her about Nice & …
