Visits: 38 In an episode from 2018, the actor Glynn Turman sat on a sofa with his arm draped affectionately around his wife, Jo-An, as the two recounted their experiences together for the documentary series “Black Love.” Amid talk of …
Black Artists Find Ways to Make Their Voices Heard in Portland
Visits: 33 Over the years, Bobby Fouther has watched the historic center of African-American life in Portland bloom, shrink and expand again. The 69-year-old artist was born into a creative family from the neighborhood of Albina, which he remembers filled …
You May Not Know This Pandemic Winner, but Your Tween Probably Does
Visits: 41 When her middle school closed in March, Garvey Mortley stopped going to lacrosse practice and playing drums in the school band. With so much time at home, she leaned into another interest: Roblox, an online gaming site and …
Black at U.T., and Beyond
Visits: 29 The Look 2020 A student set out to document the experiences of his Black classmates on their predominantly white campus. These are some of their stories. Photographs by Adraint Bereal Interviews by Patrice Peck ImageJordan Walters, center, with, …
Black Book Clubs, From Oprah to Noname
Visits: 36 “I want people to think radically,” said Noname, the 28-year-old rapper, in a phone interview this month from her home in Los Angeles. She is outspoken, especially on Twitter, about dismantling patriarchy, white supremacy and capitalism, but over …
Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’: Let’s Discuss
Visits: 76 When Beyoncé took a speaking role as Nala — the eventual queen — in the 2019 remake of “The Lion King,” she decided to delve beyond Disney’s Hollywood version of Africa. She added a new, gospel-charged song, “Spirit,” …
An Upended Fitness Industry Sweats Over Black Lives Matter
Visits: 37 Before the pandemic changed the way we work out, possibly forever, Sarah Levey was among the boutique fitness industry’s fastest-rising stars. She and her husband, Mason Levey, are the founders of Y7, a yoga company with 14 studio …
Stephen Gan Is the Latest Magazine Editor Under Fire
Visits: 42 In mid-June, Stephen Gan, the founder and editor in chief of V magazine and the creative director of Elle, was eviscerated on Diet Prada, the Instagram feed popular in the fashion industry. Many of his former staffers told …
Ziwe Fumudoh Asks: ‘How Many Black People Do You Know?’
Visits: 39 How many Black friends do you have? Is it “between four and five?” If so, then you have something in common with several guests on Ziwe Fumudoh’s Instagram Live show. In it, she interviews people who have been …
The Real Lessons of Telfar, Kanye and the Gap
Visits: 39 Late last week, when the embattled Gap brand announced, with great fanfare, that it was embarking on a 10-year partnership with Kanye West to create a new brand, Yeezy Gap, in an all-in bid for relevance and revitalization, …