Summer Walker

Leave Summer Walker (And Her Nose) Alone

Summer Walker, a Black woman R&B singer with long black hair, poses against a colorful purple background
by Evette Dionne
May 18, 2020 at 12:42pm
Instead of condemning Black women, like Summer Walker, who choose to alter their bodies, we should interrogate how the world made their existence in their inherited bodies hostile.
Summer walker, a young Black woman, sings on stage. Her hair is in a long blond ponytail and she wears a t-shirt.

Over It: Is There Room for Anxious Black Girls in Music?

by Mary Retta
January 8, 2020 at 1:16pm
We owe Black women musicians the space to take care of themselves. Read more »
Summer Walker, a Black woman R&B singer, poses in a white durag while talking into a pink phone

(Black) Girls Need Love Too: R&B Creates New Standards for Situationships

by Eden Bekele
December 10, 2019 at 3:11pm
This generation of Black women R&B artists are seeking clarity and setting new relationship standards for themselves—and their devoted fanbases. Read more »