Black People

March 5, 2024

Shafiqah Hudson, Who Fought Trolls on Social Media, Dies at 46

When the hashtag #EndFathersDay began trending on Twitter, she realized it was more than just an absurd joke. It was a coordinated disinformation effort. Shafiqah Hudson […]
February 14, 2024

Beyoncé Fan’s Radio Request Reignites Country Music Debate

A fan asked his Oklahoma radio station to play a new Beyoncé song. The request was rejected, spurring hundreds of calls and emails about the exclusion […]
December 30, 2023

The Statue of Liberty Hat

Paying an unexpected price for a novelty crown. It is early April, in the evening. I’m walking through Times Square on my way to a birthday […]
November 30, 2023

Kenya Curbs Kenneth Kaunda’s Famous Suit

A favorite of President William Ruto, the suit was banned along with other traditional African attire for violating parliamentary dress codes. Proper attire, the speaker decreed, […]
November 22, 2023

‘Modern Love Podcast’: Two Boys on Bikes, Falling in Love

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Reva Goldberg and Marion Lozano, Carole Sabouraud, Pat McCusker and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify ‘For boys like us, Black boys, the world […]
November 4, 2023

Helen Williams, Top Model in a Segregated Era, Is Dead at 87

She was one of the most photographed Black models of the 1950s and ’60s, seen mainly in magazines, like Ebony and Jet, aimed at the Black […]
October 15, 2023

A New Membership Club Bets on Black Business

Marva and Myriam Babel spent much of the past few years thinking about the concept of a space, especially how to sustain one in a gentrifying […]
August 26, 2023

How a White Folding Chair Became a Symbol of Resistance

It figured prominently in viral footage of a brawl, where it was used as a blunt instrument. So why is the humble folding chair now turning […]
August 18, 2023

After Several Years of Dating, Jumping the Broom ‘Felt Right’

From their first date, Dennis Bates could see himself marrying Eva McKend. And Ms. McKend was confident that he was the partner she deserved. After being […]
June 18, 2023

Pharrell Williams on His New Role at Louis Vuitton

Earlier this month, Pharrell Williams was in the men’s atelier on the second floor of Louis Vuitton’s corporate office in Paris, sunglasses on, surveying his new […]