Janet Jackson Documentary Solidifies Legacy of LGBTQ Icon, Teases New Single ‘Luv I Luv’

Darian Aaron reviews Janet Jackson, the two-night Lifetime/A&E documentary. From the radical self-ownership of Control to the boundary-shattering queer advocacy of The Velvet Rope, Aaron traces how Jackson built a blueprint that shaped an entire generation of Black artists while an industry machine tried its best to bury her, all without her saying a word.