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Rap artist Nicki Minaj (with microphone) performs “Trini Dem Girls” at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, California, August 30, 2015.

The degradation of black women has long been promoted in the porn industry and dehumanizes people of color, says Carolyn West, associate professor at University of Washington.

During the second annual Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation Summit held last month, West explained that words used by the sexual entertainm