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What inspires a director to get behind the lens and bring a story to the screen? Often, it’s a personal mission to shed light on something that hasn’t fully received its due. That was the drive for Emmai Alaquiva, director of The Ebony Canal, to follow four Black women during their birthing journeys and expose […]
If you’re anything like me, you’re probably chronically online and hyperaware of the term ‘monitoring spirit” as it relates to social media interactions with friends. According to the many TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram videos, a monitoring spirit symbolizes a person who is perceived to be disguised as a friend offline, but intensely observes and gathers information about your life, online, […]
There has never been a moment when Black style was just about getting dressed. For us, fabric has always been strategy. A look is never just a look. It is a memo. It is a sermon. It is a side-eye to systems that tried it. Before there were runways and resale apps, there was Sunday […]
In the age of influencing, Black women fashion influencers are dominant forces in the $24 billion industry. It’s not easy to navigate public life, especially one that relies heavily on aesthetics. Black influencers are often disproportionately affected by biases, algorithms, and lower pay than their white counterparts. There’s also fascism, and the cancellation of diversity, […]
We’ve said it for years: if you want the good stories, read the books. The books we’ve devoured in an evening and dissected in our group chats are leaping off the page as optioned, developed, and fast-tracked projects for television. Real-life power couple Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade have signed on to executive produce “The Education […]
The search to find new kernels of American history can lead you to the most unexpected places. In my case, it led to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Baton Rouge Bus Boycott Marker on the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail. Image: Delaina Dixon for EBONY Black history in Baton Rouge runs deep. It’s embedded in the downtown buildings […]
When you walk into my parents’ house, you’ll quickly find the baby announcements for both my brother and me in the living room. They’re not in a scrapbook or a photo album. Our baby announcements are framed on the wall like a piece of art, perfectly positioned in between numerous photo collages and touches of […]
The first thing you encounter in Paul Tazewell’s exhibit is puppets. Handmade marionettes. Paper mâché. Wood dowels. Scraps of fabric. Objects that feel less like museum artifacts and more like pieces of a private childhood. “I wanted visitors to engage with the work the way I engage with my work,” Tazewell told me. “Up close […]
The end of Bridgerton, Season Four, Part One, left us all with a burning question. No, not that one. We’re talking about Lady Danbury’s request to Queen Charlotte. In short, the former member of the queen’s royal court requested, then stated, then requested again that she must leave Mayfair, London, to explore new possibilities, return […]
As the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics wrapped, the loudest stories weren’t just about who topped the medal table. They were also about expanding the picture of what winter sports look like now. Across ice and sliding tracks, slopes and powdery banks, Black athletes delivered defining moments that blended history, visibility, and heart-stopping performances. A […]