THE DOPE DIASPORA

A Dope Abstract

The evolution of black female sexual empowerment can be examined through the lens of African diaspora language and music to understand how cultural, political, and socio-economic shifts within specific geographical localities may contribute to the progression of female empowerment sexually and socially, at the intersections of women in the music industry and within civil society. The Dope Diaspora team conducted a combination of ethnographic research and discourse analysis of African diasporic language, music, and movement within Brasil, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Nigeria, and the USA. The definition of female sexual empowerment is multilayered because women, who are descendants of the African Diaspora, are breaking the silence globally and redefining this concept. They are using their voices and platforms to advance music and language in a way that shifts cultures, politics, and socio-economic trends. In more colloquial terms, black women, descendants of the Afro-diaspora, are "bussin' up the silence"and deconstructing racist, sexist, and classist narratives as a means to advance female empowerment and female sexual empowerment across race, gender, and color boundaries.