October 25, 2019

‘Moonlight’ Unlocked the Door. Naomie Harris Charged Through It.

Naomie Harris often says her breakout role was in the 2003 post-apocalyptic thriller “28 Days Later” with Cillian Murphy, but that is not exactly true. Because […]
October 19, 2019

The Real Queen of Wellness

BURBANK, Calif. — Tracee Ellis Ross, an actress on “Black-ish,” executive producer on the spinoff “Mixed-ish” and, as of last month, beauty entrepreneur, wanted to talk […]
October 14, 2019

Jane Smiley on What St. Louis Tells Us About America

I don’t think most Americans view St. Louis as a tourist destination, but they should. Even as I was enjoying my fall sojourn, activists were protesting […]
April 27, 2018

Watching Cosby Fall

At the Bill Cosby trial this week, both the prosecution and the defense made this a case about “trust.”
February 3, 2018

The Look: Everyday Excellence

Advertisement As a child, I learned during our shortest month about Martin and Malcolm, Harriet and Sojourner. At home and in school they told of Benjamin […]
November 25, 2017

Modern Love: Love to Love Ya Baby

Modern Love By JACQUELINE WOODSON One night when I was 15 years old, I stood in the center of Studio 54 and watched Grace Jones descend […]
November 14, 2017

Memorial T-Shirts Create a Little Justice, a Tiny Peace

Advertisement CHICAGO — Quentin Harris lives in the Englewood neighborhood here, and each year he commissions designs by Big City Fashions as an instrumental part of […]
September 1, 2017

Modern Love: Who’s Allowed to Hold Hands?

Modern Love By NICOLE DENNIS-BENN On our first date, I dared to give her a lingering hug on a crowded subway platform on West Fourth Street, […]
July 19, 2017

At Curlfest, a Celebration of Natural Hair and Black Beauty

As I stood before a slightly foggy bathroom mirror a few weeks ago, my fingers gingerly grasped a few strands of freshly washed hair. Extending my […]
July 13, 2017

Meechy Monroe, a YouTube Star for Her Natural Hair Lessons, Dies at 32

Meechy Monroe, who achieved YouTube fame with hairstyle tutorials that empowered black women to embrace the so-called natural hair movement and forgo harsh chemicals, died June […]