Joan Morgan

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About The Author

A pioneering hip-hop journalist and award-winning feminist author, Joan Morgan coined the term “hip-hop feminism” in 1999 with the publication of When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost, which is now studied at colleges across the country. She is currently the program director of the Center for Black Visual Culture at NYU.

Books by Joan Morgan

She Begat This

20 Years of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

By Joan Morgan
A stirring and eye-opening celebration of the enduring legacy of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill—released in 1998 and named "Best Album of All Time" by Apple Music.
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When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost

A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down

By Joan Morgan
“Morgan has given an entire generation of Black feminists space and language to center their pleasures alongside their politics.” —Janet Mock, New York Times bestselling author of Redefining Realness

“All that and then some, Chickenheads informs and educate...
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