Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday — Cultural Economy
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world — one book at a time.
This episode explores Blues Legacies and Black Feminism by Angela Y. Davis as a systems-level analysis of how racial segregation, gendered labor structures, and commercial recording industries shaped belief, autonomy, and institutional power.
By focusing on patterns rather than individuals, the episode shows why these systems persisted — even when their constraints were visible and contested.
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