blackness
The Star of 'Black Lightning' On Why It’s a Great Time to Be a Black Nerd
I spoke to Black Lightning star Cress Williams and series creator Salim Akil about the dopeness of their show, ‘Black Panther’ and being optimistic about Hollywood.
We Need to Talk About Black Mirror’s Obsession With Black Suffering
"Black Museum" is perhaps the first episode to address race head-on. But does it do it justice?
On Being Black in Europe and Confronting Zwarte Piet
Seeing blackface in photos from my childhood helped me make sense of the anti-black racism I grew up with.
Kelela Is Done with Censoring Herself
She speaks about pouring vulnerability into debut album 'Take Me Apart,' radical blackness, and feeling more self-assured than ever.
Expressing Blackness Isn’t a Trend, It’s a Lifesaver
Recent Kelela and Kamille videos show how to celebrate being black in ways that feel totally genuine.
Chalk Film Titles 'Fade to Black,' Challenging Erasure in America
The 440 square-foot chalk wall is at the California African American Museum.
Travelling as a Person of Colour Is Stressful
Trips are supposed to be relaxing, but I can’t help but be on edge.
A New Exhibit at the Tate Gives Voice to Civil Rights-Era Black Artists
'Soul of a Nation' looks at what it was like to be a black artist from 1963 to 1983.
Why Black Britain Still Needs Afropunk
We spoke to women from magazine gal-dem and collective BORN N BREAD about claiming their space at the festival's second London run.
A Photographer's Honest Portraits Recontextualize Black Masculinity
Jonathan Gardenhire captures "honest pictures of black men" that are once familiar and transformative.
'Dear White People' Totally Failed With Its Lone African Character
Rashid was not multi-dimensional in any manner. He was the representation of the simple African that Western media has spent years cultivating