1993 November, Ebony, volume 49, number 1, page 16:
You've made it this far not because you're Michael Jackson's sister, but because you're Janet Jackson; a woman who knows where she wants to go and what bus to take. You go, girl!
1996 March 28, Michael Curtis, Gregory S. Malins, “The One Where Eddie Won't Go”, in Friends, season 2, episode 19:
[RACHEL:] No, see this isn't about the movie theatre, this is about you stealing my wind. [MONICA:] You go girl. I can't pull that off can I?
1997, Pathfinders Travel: The Travel Magazine for People of Color:
"You go, girl!" has become a sort of affirmation anthem for African American women. Elaine Lee takes it back to its literal roots, imploring her sisters (whom she laments as having been "reluctant travelers far too long") to hit the road and see the world.
1999, Cameron Tuttle, The Bad Girl's Guide to the Open Road, page 7:
