The Black history of twerking -- and how it taught me self-love Lizzo

Twerking is mainstream now ... but do you know where it came from? Superstar Lizzo traces booty shaking to a traditional West African dance and tells how Black women across generations kept the rhythm alive, from blues and jazz singers to modern rap and hip-hop performers. With her characteristic energy, she shares how twerking empowered her to love her own body -- and explains why understanding its origins helps protect Black culture from erasure and misappropriation. (And, yes, she twerks on stage.)

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The Black history of twerking -- and how it taught me self-love Lizzo is an episode from TED Talks Daily Audio Selection by TED: Ideas worth spreading.

This episode is 13:36 long.

This episode was published on Sep 30, 2021.

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