HITS' BLACK HISTORY MONTH ROUNDUP

Top row: Chaka Khan, Trina, Latto, GloRilla; middle row: Leontyne Price, Rhiannon Giddens, Janet Jackson, Cynthia Robinson; bottom row: Sha-Rock, Gangsta Boo, Missy Elliott, Minnie Riperton

The women profiled in this issue have dealt with more than glass ceilings on their way to greatness; they’ve also encountered brick walls and the feeling that there’s no floor. Contending with racism, misogyny, paternalism, abuse, gaslighting, depression and more, they’ve nonetheless powered to prominence and provided uplift and inspiration to countless fans. Their work spans rap, R&B, pop, rock, jazz, bluegrass and opera.

• The Chaka Khan Interview (Part 1) (Part 2)
• After the Backlash: Janet Jackson's Millennial Work Reconsidered (Part 1) (Part 2)
• Take Your Flowers: The Women of Southern Hip-Hop
• Minnie Riperton: On a High Note
• How "Mother of the Mic" MC Sha-Rock Birthed a Generation
• Leontyne, Diva
• Trumpeting Cynthia Robinson
• "You Don't Hear Color; You Hear Music": Rhiannon Giddens and the Strings of History
• "Heartbreak Mixtape" —Salome Agbaroji
• "Shining SISTARs" —Dyana Williams
• “You Don't Hear Color; You Hear Music": Rhiannon Giddens and the Strings of History