At the Corner of Hip Hop and Feminism

Joan Morgan has written extensively about music and gender issues for Madison, Interview, MS, More, and Spin magazine, where she was contributing editor and columnist. Formerly the Executive Editor of Essence, she is the author of When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost. She was a staff writer at Vibe magazine for three years, and her work appears in numerous college texts, as well as books on feminism, music and African-American culture. Part of the National Affairs Series on "Defining Values in American Politics."