The Cardinal Divas were formed out of desire for a safe space for young Black women at the predominantly white University of Southern California. USC junior Princess Isis Lang told The Huffington Post that she had been dancing on majorette teams since middle school and that she wanted to bring some of those experiences into […] The post USC’s All-Black Majorette Dance Team Responds to Online Outrage appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
With the Cardinal Divas, Princess Isis Lang wanted a safe space for other Black students at the LA school. She didn’t expect so many people to be mad about it.
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The dance style, called "j-setting," is traditionally only seen at historically black colleges and universities. A video of the dancers performing at one of USC's first games of the season has gone viral, and even amidst the backlash, they're happy to bring the diversity to campus.