Leigh-Ann Jackson

May 22, 2021

The Woman Behind Iconic Beyoncé Looks and ‘Black Owned Everything’

The costume designer and wardrobe stylist Zerina Akers does not want people to think that her life is picture-perfect, even if she spends her time making […]
November 13, 2020

The Work Diary of Blair Imani, ‘Herstory’ Historian

Blair Imani thinks and speaks at a mile a minute. That speed comes in handy when the historian and social activist is creating her “Smarter in […]
September 4, 2020

The Work Diary of 88rising’s Pan-Cultural Hitmaker

For this year’s Coachella festival, the music mogul Sean Miyashiro planned to produce a groundbreaking festival showcase for 88rising. His Los Angeles-based pan-Asian music company scheduled […]
September 3, 2020

‘Black Love’ Keeps It Simple: Honesty, not Antics

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 […]
November 26, 2019

The Work Diary of Jackie Aina, Beauty Influencer

“You’ve got makeup brands that will launch 20 shades of beige,” the beauty influencer Jackie Aina said, in a video she posted to YouTube in 2018. […]