[New post] The Manhandling of Rock ‘N’ Roll History

Evelyn McDonnell posted: "Evelyn McDonell | Longreads | March 2019 | 11 minutes (2,166 words)   When Janelle Monae inducts Janet Jackson into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on March 29, it will be a beautiful moment: a young, gifted, and black woman acknowledging the f" New post on Longreads The Manhandling of Rock 'N' Roll History by Evelyn McDonnell Evelyn McDonell | Longreads | March 2019 | 11 minutes (2,166 words)   When Janelle Monae inducts Janet Jackson into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on March 29, it will be a beautiful moment: a young, gifted, and black woman acknowledging the formative influence — on herself and millions of others — of a woman who seized Control of her own career 33 years ago. It will also be an anomaly. Jackson is one of only two women being inducted into the hall this year, out of 37 inductees, including the members of the five all-male bands being inducted. The other woman is Stevie Nicks. During the 34 years since the hall was founded by Jann Wenner and Ahmet Ertegun, 888 people have been inducted; 69 have been women. That's 7.7 percent. The problem is spreading. Read more of this post Evelyn McDonnell | March 29, 2019 at 4:06 pm | Tags: Evelyn McDonnell, music writing, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, rock n roll, sexism, women in media, women in rock | Categories: Arts & Culture, Current Events, Nonfiction, Story | URL: https://wp.me/p4KhvY-vUk Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Longreads. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://longreads.com/2019/03/29/the-manhandling-of-rock-n-roll-history/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com