Introduction: On Black Performance

Introduction: On First Ladies, Duchesses, and Bawses—Black Womanhood Rebooted

“…If, as Soyica Colbert astutely observes, cultural performers resignify Blackness by making use “of the fluidity of identity categories in order to liberate subjectivities and collectivities”(275), then Robin Roberts provides a provocative view of Black women fashioning and influencing history, culture, and worldviews through artistry in her interview with New Orleans native Dianne Honoré. In her short opening, Roberts helps us understand the significance of Honoré's presence in this issue.…”