![]() ![]() It was a revolutionary release that predated films like Set It Off all the way through this year's standout Girls Trip. The leading ladies - an ensemble cast of Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine and Lela Rochon - are middle-class, professional friends navigating their way through muddy relationships and situation-ships (or, in at least one case, trying to even feel worthy of one). To more cynical eyes, the Terry McMillan New York Times-best-seller-turned-film was little more than an attack on men, but for women (and especially black women), it was a chance to see modern versions of themselves represented on the big screen. But a Hollywood film led by black women was nearly unheard of. In the early 1990s, a Hollywood film led by women was rare but visible (see: Steel Magnolias The First Wives Club). ![]() This essay is one in a series celebrating deserving artists or albums not included on NPR Music's list of 150 Greatest Albums By Women. ![]() Whitney Houston (shown here performing in 1994) starred in the movie Waiting To Exhale, and contributed several songs to its breathtaking, beloved soundtrack. ![]()
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