Vixen: Black Beauty and Pop Culture
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Vixen: Black Beauty and Pop Culture

by @TheVixenMemoirs

Where would pop culture be without the beauty and aesthetics of black women? Our aesthetics and likenesses are constantly on display in fashion, film, music videos, lyrics, and more. On Vixen, a monthly podcast, the role black women and their beauty play in today's culture is discussed and analyzed, with each episode focusing on a different subject. 

57 episodes
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1
Black Beauty, Black Media: JET Beauty of the Week
1:01:28 Feb 5, 2026
2
Talent & Tabloids: Blu Cantrell
1:29:06 Jan 7, 2026
3
Shine Bright: Danyel Smith
1:11:13 Apr 6, 2022
4
Film Review Finale: Black Girlhood In Southern Gothic Films
1:05:00 Mar 23, 2022
5
Black Beauty Pageants Part Two: Miss Black USA
29:50 Mar 16, 2022
6
Black Beauty Pageants Part One: Miss Black America
32:45 Mar 9, 2022
7
Fashion's Hidden Figure: Zelda Wynn Valdes
20:00 Mar 2, 2022
8
Crime Crossover: Sadia Morrison
31:52 Feb 23, 2022
9
Black Betty Boop: Baby Esther
28:06 Feb 16, 2022
10
BONUS: Let's Talk About Black Girl Luxury...
1:11:53 Feb 9, 2022
11
Foxy Lady: Lithofayne Pridgon
42:25 Feb 2, 2022
12
Miss Freek-A-Leek: Esther Baxter
31:54 Jan 26, 2022
13
Model Behavior: Alek Wek
33:32 Jan 19, 2022
14
Pronounced Jah-Nay: Zhané
26:25 Jan 12, 2022
15
BONUS: The Tragic Story Of Ruthie Mae McCoy And The Murder That Inspired Candyman
44:12 Oct 30, 2021
16
Film Review Finale: Black Girl Group Movies
54:08 Sep 15, 2021
17
Hip Hop Havens: The Tunnel Nightclub (Bonus Episode)
34:28 Sep 8, 2021
18
Connie Girl: Connie Fleming
30:00 Sep 1, 2021
19
Black Women, Blaxploitation Films: Brenda Sykes & Vonetta McGee
28:46 Aug 25, 2021
20
Nollywood Diva: Genevieve Nnaji
26:22 Aug 18, 2021
21
Strength Of A Woman: Phyllis Hyman
1:10:08 Aug 11, 2021
22
Anniversary: Happy Birthday, Vixen!
34:00 Aug 4, 2021
23
Pop Princess: Samantha Mumba
34:30 Jul 28, 2021
24
Crime Crossover: Thelma Wright
46:03 Jul 21, 2021
25
Poe Little Rich Girl: Jacki O
31:04 Jul 14, 2021
26
The #Zola Effect: The Greatest Digital Story Ever's Impact *AD FREE!*
32:33 Jul 7, 2021
27
Film Review Finale: Sex Positive Black Girls In Film
1:03:56 May 12, 2021
28
The Instagram Baddie Effect: Bonus
45:15 May 5, 2021
29
Crime Crossover: Beverly 'Shamecca' Ash
32:04 Apr 28, 2021
30
Supermodel Status: Beverly Johnson
39:00 Apr 21, 2021
31
The Instagram Baddie Effect: Part Two
1:24:06 Apr 14, 2021
32
The Instagram Baddie Effect: Part One
53:25 Apr 7, 2021
33
Sex Tape Scandals: Mel B
37:38 Mar 31, 2021
34
Dancehall Diva: Patra
27:35 Mar 24, 2021
35
Media Maven: Downtown Julie Brown
21:39 Mar 17, 2021
36
Star Trek Starlet: Nichelle Nichols
25:41 Mar 10, 2021
37
Pop Princesses: Blaque
34:40 Mar 1, 2021
38
Film Review Finale: Black Sisterhood In Sitcoms
1:06:37 Jan 20, 2021
39
Greatest Sepia Piano Player: Gladys Bentley
20:40 Jan 13, 2021
40
Tip Drill: The Uncut Video Effect
23:55 Jan 6, 2021
41
Best Of 2020: Round Up Episode
27:06 Dec 23, 2020
42
Black Burlesque Babes: Jean Idelle & Toni Elling
20:23 Dec 16, 2020
43
The Vixen That Told It All: Karrine Steffans Part Two
38:23 Dec 9, 2020
44
The Vixen That Told It All: Karrine Steffans Part One
38:42 Dec 2, 2020
45
Vintage Playmate: Darine Stern
27:01 Nov 25, 2020
46
The Original Foxy Brown: Pam Grier
30:00 Nov 18, 2020
47
Female Rapper Fallouts: Foxy Brown & Lil' Kim
30:40 Nov 11, 2020
48
Film Review Finale: The Video Vixen
47:00 Oct 7, 2020
49
Baywatch Babe: Traci Bingham
25:55 Sep 30, 2020
50
Dark Skinned Icon: Buffie The Body
42:32 Sep 23, 2020
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