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Who’s Allowed to Be a Popstar? Soulidified’s Malik Heard & Queer Black Visibility in Entertainment (Ep.47)

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Popholics, we have so much amazing music out rn! Can we PLEASE let the artists breathe and develop their full painting before critique?!

This week on The Weekly Wind Down, Jer is getting into the conversation surrounding SOULIDIFIED, founding member Malik Heard, and the backlash that has put a spotlight on something much bigger than a debut music video. Following the release of “Man Ain’t Me,” conversations online have moved beyond the music and into questions about Malik being body shamed, scrutinized, and seemingly…

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