Her solution? A packaging business that sells ideas for commercial genre fiction featuring characters from broadly diverse backgrounds.
Category: Black People
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Galleries Off the Beaten Path Diversify Los Angeles Art Scene
Residency, Band of Vices and Charlie James are among the smaller galleries bringing young Black and Latino artists to the attention of collectors and curators.
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White House Delays a Decision on Banning Menthol Cigarettes
The proposal has elicited mounting opposition from tobacco companies, Black activists worried about police enforcement and small businesses, as President Biden moves into an election year.
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Kenya Curbs Kenneth Kaunda’s Famous Suit
A favorite of President William Ruto, the suit was banned along with other traditional African attire for violating parliamentary dress codes. Proper attire, the speaker decreed, is a Western suit and tie.
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‘South to Black Power’ Review: A Great Migration in Reverse
In a new documentary, the opinion columnist Charles M. Blow calls for Black Americans to move to the South to gain political footholds.
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‘Modern Love Podcast’: Two Boys on Bikes, Falling in Love
When Eric Darnell Pritchard was 11 years old, they fell for the cute boy across the street. The cute boy confessed that he liked Eric, too. That’s when things got complicated.
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Danielle Brooks and Sam Jay on Confidence and ‘The Color Purple’
Two creative people in two different fields in one wide-ranging conversation. This time: the actress and the comedian.
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Meet the Next Generation of Black Folk Singers
Hear songs by Amythyst Kiah, Kara Jackson, Tray Wellington and more.
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A Black Woman’s Rise in Architecture Shows How Far Is Left to Go
They have worked for decades to make their way in a profession that remains overwhelmingly white and male, but there are signs of change.
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Black Folk Musicians Are Reclaiming the Genre
In returning to a songbook that is decades — if not centuries — old, a new generation of performers is expanding the definition of what their traditional art form can be.
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Tracy Chapman’s ‘Fast Car’ Named Song of the Year at 2023 CMAs
Ms. Chapman is the first Black songwriter to receive the honor from the Country Music Awards. Her 1988 hit reached a new generation of fans thanks to a cover by Luke Combs.
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Helen Williams, a Top Model in a Segregated Era, Is Dead at 87
She was one of the most photographed Black models of the 1950s and ’60s, seen mainly in magazines, like Ebony and Jet, aimed at the Black middle class.