Harlem Fashion Week: We design clothes but make it culture
Don’t let the “New York” in New York Fashion Week (NYFW) fool you. NYFW is a global affair. Taking place every September and October, people from all over the world…
Unbought and Unbossed: The Racism That Comes With The Fight For Reproductive Rights
I used to say Roe was the “ground floor” of reproductive rights. In retrospect, it was a penthouse, built for those privileged…
Black Love Matters in Film Too
The fear that a love story featuring two Black actors is not engaging, believable or desirable is very real…
Scandalize My Name: Ava DuVernay on a Gladiator Mission
She greets me on the phone with a cool “Hey sis.” Her voice is a calm pool of ease, not offering even a hint of the tsunami brewing below…
Why Michelle Matters a Little More to Me Than Barack
By creating her own space through her Let's Move! initiative and through her successful push to reform public school lunch nutrition guidelines, Michelle Obama…