Black Women
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.
Culture
In a revealing essay and photo spread, Serena Williams confesses how hurt she was by the last US Open
The focus of Serena’s comeback has been her physical conditioning, but in a vulnerable personal essay, she says her mental state needed similar work
Culture
Tony-nominated playwright Dominique Morisseau wants to make American theater better for black people
She’s nominated for her work on the hit Broadway musical ‘Ain’t Too Proud’
Sports
Olympic champion Allyson Felix tells Congress about the black maternal health crisis
The sprinter, a six-time gold medalist, breaks from training to tell legislators about her emergency C-section and the need for public health reform
Culture
An ode to ‘Jet’ magazine’s ‘Beauty of the Week’
Parent company Johnson Publishing filed for bankruptcy last week
Culture
Lorraine Branham showed me that a black woman could succeed in journalism
A friend and mentor, the longtime newspaper editor and educator died this week at 66
Culture
‘What Men Want’ is an excellent sports movie with a woman, Taraji P. Henson, at its center
Karl-Anthony Towns, Shaq, Grant Hill and Lisa Leslie have cameos in new comedy
Culture
‘Clemency,’ the best film at Sundance, was written and directed by a black woman
Director Chinonye Chukwu brings a gripping story of death row to the film festival