Black Women
Culture
‘Dolemite’s’ Da’Vine Joy Randolph gets a role that reflects her truth
The Tony-nominated actress stars with Eddie Murphy in new Netflix film
Sports
Simone Biles, Coco Gauff and Brigid Kosgei win in dominating fashion
Black female athletes turn in a weekend of historic performances by turning on that #BlackGirlMagic
Culture
Leslie Jones may be gone, but a change still needs to come to ‘SNL’
The show enters its 45th season still struggling to shake its white-bread image
Culture
Hair care pioneer Joan Johnson made ‘Ultra Sheen, Afro Sheen and Ultra Sheen cosmetics’ a feature of black identity
Her company sold an uplifting version of black hair care — by any product necessary
Culture
Venus showed Serena how to win
Poet Nikki Giovanni meditates on Venus and Serena’s bond and reflects on her own relationship with her late sister, Gary Ann
Sports
Toni Harris made history by getting a football scholarship. Now she needs to make tackles.
Free safety has already overcome doubters, cancer and family trauma. Playing against men doesn’t faze her.
Culture
Reading Toni Morrison at 17, 25 and 35
It took nearly 20 years, but revisiting ‘Sula,’ I finally saw myself in her words, as only a grown woman can
Culture
Toni Morrison made me stop wanting to be white
Slavery took our bodies. Cultural hegemony tries to take our minds — and destroy our hair. Morrison gave it all back to us.
Culture
Is Halle Berry finally done paying for ‘Catwoman’?
When the movie came out 15 years ago, she was Hollywood royalty. It’s been a long road back.