Mama Africa

Posted on February 4, 2009 by fangirlinbondage

The introduction to Mama Africa shows Queen Latifah, surrounded by (presumably) African artifacts in an art gallery, expounding on the influence of the idea of a strong, caring Mother Africa and its strong, maternal women. The Queen presents herself as a personification of this idea, something she has done throughout her musical career. In this representation, Africa is anthropomorphized and feminized as Continue reading →

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