Contributions from Ayoola Solarin | Little White Lies

Contributor Ayoola Solarin

Two female cheerleaders in red and yellow uniforms standing face-to-face, with other cheerleaders in the background.
In Praise Of

Black female empowerment in Bring It On

by Ayoola Solarin

The cheer­lead­ing com­e­dy has aged bet­ter than most ear­ly-2000s teen movies, espe­cial­ly in how it tack­les sys­tem­at­ic inequal­i­ty and cul­tur­al appropriation.