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WOMANIST: The Mixtape

Updated: Dec 28, 2022

"๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ณ."



From her 1983 published work, ๐ˆ๐ง ๐’๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐—ผ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Œ๐—ผ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ'๐ฌ ๐†๐š๐ซ๐๐ž๐ง๐ฌ: ๐–๐—ผ๐—บ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐—ผ๐ฌ๐ž, #๐– ๐—…๐—‚๐–ผ๐–พ๐–ถ๐–บ๐—…๐—„๐–พ๐—‹ defines *แดกแดแดแด€ษดษชsแด›* as a black feminist ๐—ˆ๐—‹ feminist of color - further ๐–ฝeriving from the interchangeable BLK expressions: "๐–ธou acting womanish." "You ๐—๐—‹๐—’๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ to be grown."


In addition, she explained (แดกแดแดแด€ษดษชsแด›): "a woman who loves other women, sexually and/or nonsexual. Appreciates and prefers women's culture, women's emotional flexibility and women's strength. [...] Loves music. Loves struggle. ๐–ซ๐—ˆ๐—๐–พ๐—Œ ๐—๐–พ๐—‹๐—Œ๐–พ๐—…๐–ฟ. ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ."

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To honor #wcwโค๏ธ , we've curated a mixtape of songs commemorating the strength, courage, care and sensuality that embodies the WOMAN. All songs are listed below!


Provided songs can be found on all streaming platforms.





Aretha Franklin - A Rose Is Still A Rose

Missy Elliott - She's A Bitch

Kierra Sheard - Love Like Crazy

Beyoncรฉ - Don't Hurt Yourself

Summer Walker - Body

Monica - Don't Take It Personal

City Girls - Jobs

Light Skin Keisha - Spend Sum Cash

Jazmine Sullivan - Don't Make Me Wait

Janelle Monae - Crazy, Classic, Life

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