Janell Hobson

1 week ago | msmagazine.com | Janell Hobson

Black Feminist in Public is a series of conversations between creative Black women and Janell Hobson, a Ms. scholar whose work focuses on the intersections of history, popular culture and representations of women of African descent. Autumn Breon is a multidisciplinary artist who creates works from a queer Black feminist perspective. Using performance, sculpture and public installations, she often centers Black women’s histories and experiences through her art.

2 weeks ago | msmagazine.com | Janell Hobson

Black Feminist in Public is a series of conversations between creative Black women and Janell Hobson, a Ms. scholar whose work focuses on the intersections of history, popular culture and representations of women of African descent. A’Lelia Bundles is an award-winning author and journalist, as well as the founder of the Madam Walker Family Archives.

3 weeks ago | msmagazine.com | Janell Hobson

This is Part 2 of a two-part series on women leaders and feminist leadership. Part 1—out last week—breaks down Angela Bassett’s role as U.S. president in the latest and final installment of Mission: Impossible, and how her representation on screen blurs the line between the impossible fictions and possible realities of women’s power in American politics. In the last 10 years, the United States came very close to electing our first woman president.

3 weeks ago | msmagazine.com | Janell Hobson

Black Feminist in Public is a series of conversations between creative Black women and Janell Hobson, a Ms. scholar whose work focuses on the intersections of history, popular culture and representations of women of African descent. June 2 marks the 162nd anniversary of the Combahee River Raid, which represents the first time a woman led a military raid in U.S. history.

4 weeks ago | msmagazine.com | Janell Hobson

This is Part 1 of a two-part series on women leaders and feminist leadership. Part 2—out Monday, June 2—continues with a public syllabus. Spoiler alert: This piece contains plot details from Mission: Impossible–The Final Reckoning. The Final Reckoning—the eighth and final installment of Mission: Impossible—went toe-to-toe with Disney’s live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch in a global mega blockbuster blowout for the Memorial Day holiday weekend.