Erykah Badu wasn’t going to accept the Icon Award at the 2025 Billboard Women In Music without an iconic look to match. Even before her performance—where she appeared in a knitted, full-figured “ ...

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Badu told the crowd as she later accepted her ... Some commenters believed the crocheted silhouette was a homage to Sarah Baartman, whose image has become an emblem for colonial exploitation.