Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope with Ayanna Dozier
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A Black female artist fighting to control her career, her body, and her life, Janet Jackson was a 20th century icon. As a part of our minicast on politics, Ayanna Dozier \\u2013 author, filmmaker, and performance artist \\u2013 shares her experience writing about The Velvet Rope for our 33 1/3 series, while tackling Black women\\u2019s sexuality and bodily autonomy, technophilia, online structures of oppression, and much more. This episode is for anyone wondering about Janet Jackson\\u2019s life and legacy and the influence she still has on artists today.
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