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Oakland Rapper Kamaiyah Is Repping for West Coast Women
We spoke with rising 24-year-old Bay Area rap star Kamaiyah about her ambition, her influences, and the inspiration behind her 'Rugrats' tattoo.
Bill Cunningham Made Me Feel Like a Real New Yorker
His pictures are tribal—the many vibrant differences that make up the entire city are on display.
What Black History Month Means to Young Black Artists and Activists
As Black History Month comes to an end, we asked a group of young artists, activists, and writers for their take on the holiday and what—if anything—they do to honor it.
Fashion Label Pyer Moss Brings Black Lives Matter Back to the Runway
Designer Kerby Jean-Raymond brought issues beyond the runway to his New York Fashion Week show.
How Police Shootings and Personal Loss Have Inspired the Fashion of Pyer Moss
Designer Kerby Jean-Raymond has channeled his personal struggles into his art, creating fashion that honors the legacy of his late mother and highlights the systemic oppression of African-American people in the US.
Artist Awol Erizku’s ‘Bad II the Bone’ Takes Abstraction to the Streets
The 27-year-old artist's new show opens at Night Gallery in LA this Saturday.
Spike Lee's ‘Chi-Raq’ Fails to Tell the Real Story Behind Chicago's Gun Violence
The controversial new film tells a story of gun violence that's deeply personal to me, but he gets it wrong.
The Revolutionary Legacy of Nina Simone Remains as Relevant Today as Ever
Told largely in her own words, Netflix's new documentary, What Happened, Miss Simone?, traces the the legendary singer's quest for freedom, from Selma to Lagos.
Catching Up with the Inimitable Yoko Ono
We met the elusive and singular artist to ask about the challenges of being a woman artist in a male-dominated art world, her storied career, and her new "one-woman show" at MoMA.
Unisex Fashion Designer Telfar Is Inspired by Himself
We talked to him about the tenth anniversary of his brand and his upcoming collection.
Artist Titus Kaphar on His New Solo Show and Unarmed Black Men in America
"I feel very strongly that most of the history that we have been taught is at best incomplete, and at worse fiction."