Giving Face: Diana Ross and the Black Celebrity as Icon by Nicole R. Fleetwood looks at black celebrity in the context of their ability to normalize and legitimize the black experience in a way that still conforms to white ideas. Diana Ross especially was able to transcend being type casted as just a black singer because of her ability to “incorporate certain racial makers” while also being an example of “cultural assimilation” meaning she was able to be both appeal to the black audience while also not pushing away the white audience (Fleetwood 2015, 57). However, Diana Ross’s ability to subtly incorporate aspects of a politicized notions of blackness did help to create a more prominent black entertainment culture, but never too much that it
