Black People

July 9, 2022

Finding My Joy at Essence Festival

I relished the community I had been missing on my first trip to the famous New Orleans gathering. The first five notes of “Swag Surfin’” rang […]
July 7, 2022

Robert Colescott Throws Down the Gauntlet

His paintings refer to race and racism, pride and prejudice, in ways that startled, seduced, elucidated, and horrified. Now they are at the New Museum. Watch […]
June 29, 2022

Art, Darling

Antwaun Sargent sat nursing a Negroni at Frankies Spuntino, his haunt in Brooklyn, as he described the perks of his multilayered career. “I had dinner with […]
June 21, 2022

Finding Traces of Harriet Tubman on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

A historian marks the 200th birthday of a fearless conductor of the Underground Railroad with a visit to her birthplace, only to learn how climate change […]
April 28, 2022

In Films and on TV, a New Openness to Natural Black Hairstyles

The relationship between characters and their Afro-textured hair has become a focus of directors and stylists, who are mindful of Hollywood’s restrictive past. On the recent […]
April 7, 2022

The Politics of Rihanna’s Pregnancy Style

When the right to control your own body and the right to dress how you like intersect. Ever since she announced her pregnancy in late January […]
April 4, 2022

Julian Gaines Has a Question: ‘How Do I Paint Oregon Black?’

In a cavernous studio on a wind farm in Forest Grove, Ore., about halfway between Portland and the Tillamook State Forest, Julian Gaines, an artist born […]
April 4, 2022

Julian Gaines Has a Question: ‘How Do I Paint Oregon Black?’

In a cavernous studio on a wind farm in Forest Grove, Ore., about halfway between Portland and the Tillamook State Forest, Julian Gaines, an artist born […]
March 29, 2022

Ralph Lauren Goes Back to School

In a new collaboration with Morehouse and Spelman colleges, Ralph Lauren honors the style legacy of Black students. ATLANTA — Upon arriving at Morehouse College, the […]
March 17, 2022

Campbell Addy Up Close

LONDON — On a cold, wet day in South London, Campbell Addy, the Ghanaian-British photographer, filmmaker and artist, opened the door to his studio, grinning. He […]