Defining what actually drives a breakout moment for an artist has never been harder to pinpoint. There are more ways to be seen, more access, yet less clarity on what cuts through…
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Olivia Pope. Annalise Keating. Joan Clayton. Molly Carter. Mary Jane Paul. When I think about the television I’ve watched that depicts the journey of the successful Black woman character, she’s always struggling…
In 2026, Fridays still belong to new releases, but rarely to the people who make them. The writers. The producers. The architects of feeling. Last week I got the chance to sit…
Most people want to ease into the new year. Still, music waits for no one, for better or worse. Before resolutions even start to settle, there’s already a new song, a new…
There is an air of familiarity when you walk through Bed-Stuy’s Gladys Books & Wine, even if you’ve never been there before. When I walked in I couldn’t quite put my finger…
Often when we think about being safe, we think about stillness. But Founder, Teya Knapp, proves that safety can be achieved through movement and flexibility, under her nonprofit; A Safe Space Mentor.…
When you first walk into Saint James Libations at 269 Stanhope St, you automatically feel like you’ve stepped off the streets of Bushwick, into a cozy, safe space that feels all too…
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There are far too many women in the church who know too little about sex–more specifically, their own pleasure. Ask me how I know? I was one of them. Just a few…
