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Bringing Wreck: Megan Thee Stallion, Monica Roberts, and Other Houston Hurricanes
Hardcover
Series: American Music
Black American StudiesHip HopGLBTQIA Studies
Publisher Price: $26.95
ISBN13: 9781477335062
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: Oct 13 2026
Pages: 200
Weight: 0.90
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.60 Depth: 8.60
Language: English
A whirling exploration of how Megan Thee Stallion inspires Black women and femmes like the late Monica Roberts, framed by the storm-making work of both.
While rap megastar Megan Thee Stallion needs no introduction, fewer will be familiar with Monica Roberts, a Houston journalist, community historian, and trans activist with the popular blog TransGriot. Though the two women never met, their work has inspired Black LGBTQ+ activists to love, resist violence, speak truth to power, and dance like life depends on it. With a written energy that's infectious, Omise'eke Tinsley highlights just how intertwined these artists are.
An incisive look at the impactful sisterhood between Black women and femmes, Bringing Wreck is a book of empowerment. From Megan's first performance on Saturday Night Live calling to Protect Black Women, to Roberts's use of Hurricane Hanna to poke fun at Donald Trump's border wall, Tinsley digs into the world-changing power of disruption and joyful expression in the face of racial injustice, anti-trans and queer violence, mental health crises, and community disparities. Reveling in both women's love of Houston, calling-out of gendered violence, penchant for political humor, and staunch mental health advocacy, Bringing Wreck is an ode to the Bayou City, Black music, and the difference that one woman's voice can make when we listen carefully.
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