Culture


Cassie’s lawsuit against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is the latest chapter in hip-hop’s uncomfortable history with #MeToo
Explosive lawsuit details years of alleged abuse by the Bad Boy Records founder

The 2023 holiday gift guide
We’ve got the goods for everyone on your list

LaTasha Barnes looks for the roots linking Black dance styles
Choreographer of the award-winning ‘Jazz Continuum’ got her start because of a car accident

The enduring allure of Jay-Z’s ‘The Black Album’
One of Jay-Z’s most important projects turns 20

Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Cobra’ takes aim at the snakes in her life
Houston rapper is poised for a rebirth
My first luxury

My first luxury: A Louis Vuitton bag
At home during the coronavirus pandemic, Diana-May Kirori splurged on her first designer purse

For Michael Jordan, success as a pitchman required a form of colorblindness
His commercials projected a ‘virtual integration’ in which Jordan became the imaginary playmate of white fans

Chef Nina Compton of New Orleans tells a story with her dishes
Award-winning chef combines her Caribbean past, and years of being tutored by French and Italian chefs in her dishes

Nike unveils City Edition uniforms for NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament
The uniforms complement new designs for each team’s home court

Your November 2023 Andscape horoscope
Here’s what the stars have in store for you as Scorpio season gives way to Sagittarius

As Goodies as it gets
Time is frozen at the old icehouse in Old Town Alexandria in Virginia

Nnedi Okorafor, a pioneer of Africanfuturism, doesn’t want her work put in a box
Hugo Award-winning writer talks about ‘The Desert Magician’ series, her creative process, and why it’s OK to be a lone wolf

Restaurateur Tiara Darnell brings soul food to Mexico City
Blaxicocina provides residents the chance to experience Sunday dinner at grandma’s

Deion Sanders, Pat Narduzzi say the quiet part out loud: College players are replaceable
If kids are hired to play sports, can they be fired, too?