
Music is a powerful medium. Since it’s inception it has been multifaceted. Music has lead the charge of many a fight. Music has also been a tool for social justice activism. Here at Red Sociology we recently reported Q.U.E.E.N. by Janelle Monáe featuring Erykah Badu finally being released. The video went live on May 1st and must be watched.
I have been playing it on loop for days. It’s a fabulous song. The more I listen to it, and see our current political and cultural discourse the more I think that this song is that much more powerful. The more I read about it the more relevant it is. I am often accused of over-thinking popular culture, taking it too seriously, etc. but like I was taught and teach my students the media matters, pop culture matters, it all matters. What we see affects us. It’s important to be critical of that, especially since we are inundated with media images all day.



