Black People

June 25, 2021

Are Black Creators Really on ‘Strike’ From TikTok?

A viral campaign aims to draw attention to the ways social platforms compensate users. In a TikTok video from June 18, Erick Louis, a 21-year-old content […]
June 14, 2021

What Does It Mean to Be Crowned ‘Miss Juneteenth’?

In the month of June, as celebrations to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday begin, dozens of Black girls and women across the country will be competing for […]
June 14, 2021

‘C Is for Code Switching’ and Other Lessons

The artist Topaz Jones mined his personal education to create an award-winning visual album. The rapper Topaz Jones recently decided to cut the locs he had […]
May 27, 2021

Colman Domingo’s Crooked Summer

Colman Domingo — actor, playwright, dramaturge, producer, professor and the fella who showed up to this year’s Oscars in a hot pink sequined Versace suit — […]
May 24, 2021

A.D.H.D. Creators Are Spreading Awareness

Social media creators are helping women and people of color identify possible symptoms of A.D.H.D., a disorder most often diagnosed in white boys. “When I was […]
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 […]
May 12, 2021

From the Lindy Hop to Hip-Hop in One Improvising Body

To watch LaTasha Barnes dance is to watch historical distance collapse. If you want to understand the connections between jazz dance and its progeny you could […]
April 2, 2021

My Choice Isn’t Marriage or Loneliness

I thought I had a classic fear of commitment, but it’s more complicated than that. I broke up with my boyfriend of five years during quarantine, […]
March 12, 2021

Beyond Trend: An Honest Conversation About Fashion, Race, Elitism and Community

Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Beyond Trend: An Honest Conversation About Fashion, Race, Elitism and Community Four industry […]
March 4, 2021

Is Fashion Changing?

Video compiled by The New York Times; via Fendi, Coach, Miu Miu, Burberry, and Condé Nast Is Fashion Changing? Tracking an industry where Black representation has […]