Emily Lordi

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Featured
 Women’s creative inheritance (“The Artist’s Mind”) (  T  )
Apr 20, 2023
Apr 20, 2023

Women’s creative inheritance (“The Artist’s Mind”) (T)

Apr 20, 2023
 Black monumental art (  T  )
Mar 24, 2023
Mar 24, 2023

Black monumental art (T)

Mar 24, 2023
 Wangechi Mutu interview (  Cultured  )
Mar 2, 2023
Mar 2, 2023

Wangechi Mutu interview (Cultured)

Mar 2, 2023
 Whitney Houston's Legacy of Supporting other Women (  T  )
Feb 8, 2023
Feb 8, 2023

Whitney Houston's Legacy of Supporting other Women (T)

Feb 8, 2023
 The Radical Experimentation of Black Psychedelia (  T  )
Feb 10, 2022
Feb 10, 2022

The Radical Experimentation of Black Psychedelia (T)

Feb 10, 2022
 New Black Recovery Narratives (  T  )
Sep 9, 2021
Sep 9, 2021

New Black Recovery Narratives (T)

Sep 9, 2021
 Black Artists Leaving America (  T  )
Aug 20, 2021
Aug 20, 2021

Black Artists Leaving America (T)

Aug 20, 2021
 The Misunderstood Talent of Gladys Knight (  New Yorker  )
Aug 13, 2021
Aug 13, 2021

The Misunderstood Talent of Gladys Knight (New Yorker)

Aug 13, 2021
 Afrofuturism’s Feminist Origins with Nona Hendryx (  Boston Review  )
Apr 6, 2021
Apr 6, 2021

Afrofuturism’s Feminist Origins with Nona Hendryx (Boston Review)

Apr 6, 2021
 Dolly Parton profile (  T magazine  )
Nov 30, 2020
Nov 30, 2020

Dolly Parton profile (T magazine)

Nov 30, 2020
 Liner notes for   Lady Sings the Blues
Nov 24, 2020
Nov 24, 2020

Liner notes for Lady Sings the Blues

Nov 24, 2020
 FKA twigs profile (  T magazine Greats issue  )
Oct 19, 2020
Oct 19, 2020

FKA twigs profile (T magazine Greats issue)

Oct 19, 2020
 Annual essay on Mariah (  New Yorker  )
Oct 2, 2020
Oct 2, 2020

Annual essay on Mariah (New Yorker)

Oct 2, 2020
 On Minnie Riperton’s complex performance of joy (  Hyped on Melancholy  )
May 5, 2020
May 5, 2020

On Minnie Riperton’s complex performance of joy (Hyped on Melancholy)

May 5, 2020
 On Bill Withers’s stutter (  The Point  )
Apr 8, 2020
Apr 8, 2020

On Bill Withers’s stutter (The Point)

Apr 8, 2020
 James Brown’s work ethic (  ASAP journal  )
Apr 2, 2020
Apr 2, 2020

James Brown’s work ethic (ASAP journal)

Apr 2, 2020
 Mariah’s Christmas album turns 25(?!) (  New Yorker  )
Dec 17, 2019
Dec 17, 2019

Mariah’s Christmas album turns 25(?!) (New Yorker)

Dec 17, 2019
 Toni Morrison & Nina Simone’s soul aesthetics (  New Yorker  )
Aug 12, 2019
Aug 12, 2019

Toni Morrison & Nina Simone’s soul aesthetics (New Yorker)

Aug 12, 2019
 Leaving Neverland cover story (  Billboard  )
Mar 21, 2019
Mar 21, 2019

Leaving Neverland cover story (Billboard)

Mar 21, 2019
 Eulaulah Hathaway on her musical marriage to Donny Hathaway (  New Yorker  )
Feb 10, 2019
Feb 10, 2019

Eulaulah Hathaway on her musical marriage to Donny Hathaway (New Yorker)

Feb 10, 2019
  Becoming  as a motherhood memoir (  New Yorker  )
Feb 5, 2019
Feb 5, 2019

Becoming as a motherhood memoir (New Yorker)

Feb 5, 2019
 Lauryn Hill & Miseducation 20 Years Later (  New Yorker  )
Oct 29, 2018
Oct 29, 2018

Lauryn Hill & Miseducation 20 Years Later (New Yorker)

Oct 29, 2018
 Aretha’s covers (  Billboard  )
Aug 23, 2018
Aug 23, 2018

Aretha’s covers (Billboard)

Aug 23, 2018
 Aretha Franklin’s “Dr. Feelgood” (  New Yorker  )
Aug 16, 2018
Aug 16, 2018

Aretha Franklin’s “Dr. Feelgood” (New Yorker)

Aug 16, 2018
Featured
 Betty Davis & Janelle Monae (  New Yorker  )
May 2, 2018
May 2, 2018

Betty Davis & Janelle Monae (New Yorker)

May 2, 2018
 Black writers' open letters, from James Baldwin to the present  (   The Atlantic   )
May 15, 2017
May 15, 2017

Black writers' open letters, from James Baldwin to the present (The Atlantic)

May 15, 2017
 Nikki Giovanni & MLK   (  The Atlantic  )
Apr 5, 2018
Apr 5, 2018

Nikki Giovanni & MLK (The Atlantic)

Apr 5, 2018
 Donny Hathaway & Nadine McKinnor's "This Christmas" (  New Yorker  )
Dec 19, 2017
Dec 19, 2017

Donny Hathaway & Nadine McKinnor's "This Christmas" (New Yorker)

Dec 19, 2017
 Memorial tribute to Otis Redding (  The Atlantic  )
Dec 10, 2017
Dec 10, 2017

Memorial tribute to Otis Redding (The Atlantic)

Dec 10, 2017
 Centennial tribute to Ella Fitzgerald  (   PBS   )
Apr 24, 2017
Apr 24, 2017

Centennial tribute to Ella Fitzgerald (PBS)

Apr 24, 2017
 Janelle Monae in music v. film  (   Pitchfork   )
Jan 12, 2017
Jan 12, 2017

Janelle Monae in music v. film (Pitchfork)

Jan 12, 2017
 Review of Solange's  A Seat at the Table   (   Slate   )
Oct 6, 2016
Oct 6, 2016

Review of Solange's A Seat at the Table (Slate)

Oct 6, 2016
 MJ Seven Years Later  (   The Root   )
Jun 25, 2016
Jun 25, 2016

MJ Seven Years Later (The Root)

Jun 25, 2016
 Beyonce, soul,  Lemonade   (   The Fader   )
May 6, 2016
May 6, 2016

Beyonce, soul, Lemonade (The Fader)

May 6, 2016
 How Prince Grieved   (  The Fader  )
Apr 22, 2016
Apr 22, 2016

How Prince Grieved (The Fader)

Apr 22, 2016
 Review of  Soul Serenade  by Rashod Ollison (  Los Angeles Review of Books  )
Mar 18, 2016
Mar 18, 2016

Review of Soul Serenade by Rashod Ollison (Los Angeles Review of Books)

Mar 18, 2016
 Tribute to Maurice White (  New Black Man  )
Feb 12, 2016
Feb 12, 2016

Tribute to Maurice White (New Black Man)

Feb 12, 2016
 Interview with Jazmine Sullivan about  Reality Show  (  Pitchfork  )
Feb 9, 2016
Feb 9, 2016

Interview with Jazmine Sullivan about Reality Show (Pitchfork)

Feb 9, 2016
 On Erykah Badu's weird gender stuff (  New Black Man  ) 
Dec 1, 2015
Dec 1, 2015

On Erykah Badu's weird gender stuff (New Black Man) 

Dec 1, 2015
 Review of  Lalah Hathaway Live  (  The Root  )
Nov 3, 2015
Nov 3, 2015

Review of Lalah Hathaway Live (The Root)

Nov 3, 2015
 On Mark Ribowsky's Otis Redding bio (  Los Angeles Review of Books  )
Aug 6, 2015
Aug 6, 2015

On Mark Ribowsky's Otis Redding bio (Los Angeles Review of Books)

Aug 6, 2015
 Review of Elizabeth Alexander's  Light of the World  (  Los Angeles Review of Books  )
Jun 4, 2015
Jun 4, 2015

Review of Elizabeth Alexander's Light of the World (Los Angeles Review of Books)

Jun 4, 2015
 Review of D'Angelo's  Black Messiah  (  The Root  )
Dec 16, 2014
Dec 16, 2014

Review of D'Angelo's Black Messiah (The Root)

Dec 16, 2014
 Review of David Ritz's biography of Aretha (  Los Angeles Review of Books  ) 
Dec 6, 2014
Dec 6, 2014

Review of David Ritz's biography of Aretha (Los Angeles Review of Books) 

Dec 6, 2014
 Feeling many things about Mariah (  New Black Man  )
Jun 5, 2014
Jun 5, 2014

Feeling many things about Mariah (New Black Man)

Jun 5, 2014
 Black women scholars as writers (  The Feminist Wire  )
Mar 4, 2014
Mar 4, 2014

Black women scholars as writers (The Feminist Wire)

Mar 4, 2014
 First essay on Donny Hathaway (  The Root  )
Jan 13, 2014
Jan 13, 2014

First essay on Donny Hathaway (The Root)

Jan 13, 2014
 Review of Beyonce's  BEYONCE  (  New Black Man  )
Dec 18, 2013
Dec 18, 2013

Review of Beyonce's BEYONCE (New Black Man)

Dec 18, 2013
 Why I hated the Muscle Shoals documentary (  The New Inquiry  )
Nov 19, 2013
Nov 19, 2013

Why I hated the Muscle Shoals documentary (The New Inquiry)

Nov 19, 2013
 The art of Grace Williams   (  Mass Review  )
Oct 10, 2013
Oct 10, 2013

The art of Grace Williams (Mass Review)

Oct 10, 2013
 Review of Janelle Monae's  Electric Lady  (  The Feminist Wire  )
Sep 25, 2013
Sep 25, 2013

Review of Janelle Monae's Electric Lady (The Feminist Wire)

Sep 25, 2013
 Birthday love note to Bilal   (  New Black Man  )
Aug 23, 2013
Aug 23, 2013

Birthday love note to Bilal (New Black Man)

Aug 23, 2013