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Jenni Moore
Jenni Moore is a former music editor and hip-hop columnist and current freelancer at The Portland Mercury. She also writes about comedy, cannabis, movies, TV, and her hatred of taxidermy.
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Catching up with Big Freedia, Queen Diva
The New Orleans Queen of Bounce Returns to Portland
Catching up with the New Orleans queen of bounce.
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Soul’d Out Festival Super Pick: Solange
Her 2016 Album A Seat at the Table Is a Source of Joy and Validation for the Black Community
Her 2016 album A Seat at the Table is a source of joy and validation for the Black community.
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How to Feel About Dave Chappelle’s New Comedy Specials
Al Bello / Getty When I sat down last week to binge-watch both of Dave Chappelle’s new Netflix specials (The Age of Spin and Deep in the Heart of Texas), I was mentally prepared to be half-heartedly offended—as I always am before watching any stand-up that’s not Trevor Noah or Aziz Ansari. From the jump, […]
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Mommy Cobra: This Week Ali Wong Makes Her Portland Debut
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for One Kid One World Women comics talking crudely about their bodies is nothing new, but a pregnant comedian was pretty unheard of until Ali Wong’s Netflix special Baby Cobra. In her opening bit, Wong states, “Female comics don’t get pregnant,” because it’s thought to be a career-ender. HA! Not in Wong’s […]
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Mommy Cobra
Catching Up with New Comedy Star (and Mother) Ali Wong
Catching up with new comedy star (and mother) Ali Wong.
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Introducing Wynne
WYNNE PHILLIP QUINN Whew! Now that I’ve gotten some feminist concerns off my chest [Sneaker Wave, “We’ve Got to Talk Misogyny in Hip-Hop,” March 8], received overwhelmingly positive feedback, and endured just one instance of mansplaining (why do I even read Facebook comments?), I’m excited to return to the central point of this column: highlighting […]
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We’ve Got to Talk Misogyny in Hip-hop
Kelsey Wroten It’s officially Women’s History Month, and I’ve been writing Sneaker Wave for a while now. It’s time to talk about my relationship with hip-hop. First off, I don’t identify as a “hip-hop head.” I like other genres and artists, too! That surprises a lot of people, because I can often be found in […]
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We’ve Got to Talk Misogyny in Hip-Hop
KELSEY WROTEN It’s officially Women’s History Month, and I’ve been writing the Sneaker Wave column for a while now. It’s time to talk about my relationship with hip-hop. First off, I don’t identify as a “hip-hop head.” I like other genres and artists, too! That surprises a lot of people, because I can often be […]
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Black Sun Is About Worth & Beauty
The New Play Is for Our Black Sons and Daughters
The new play is for our Black sons and daughters.
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Sneaker Wave
We’ve Got to Talk Misogyny in Hip-Hop
We’ve got to talk misogyny in hip-hop.