As a little girl, I can remember dreaming about the career I would have one day more than I dreamt about being someone’s wife or mother. I idolized the women I saw…
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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…
Rest wasn’t something we were taught to practice. It was something that happened only when the body gave out, when there was no other choice. Strength was praised. Endurance was expected. Pausing…
The 98th Academy Awards were last night and like many black folks, I watched with low expectations and baited breath. I prepared to watch Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, which was nominated for a…
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…
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We’ve met (or tried to meet) potential partners everywhere—parties, speed dating, conferences, Homecoming, maybe even aisle 9 at Trader Joe’s. And yet, for many Black singles, the dating pool feels like a…
