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11-Year-Old Nigerian Artist Creates Stunning Portraits of Figures in His Community
The youngest professional artist in Nigeria is gaining international exposure for his stunning lifelike portraits. Eleven-year-old Kareem Waris Olamilekan draws family members, friends and other community members from his makeshift art studio in Lagos. He also recently caught the attention of French President Emmanuel Macron. Watch the video above to learn more about this amazing…
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Protecting Black Women and Girls Is More Important Than Your Break Up With R. Kelly
Jamilah Lemieux has about 3,000 accounts muted and blocked on social media. As a black woman who often uses her platform to call out abusive behavior towards black women and girls, Twitter’s mute feature is a tool she’s become more than familiar with. She’s written countless pieces on men like R. Kelly and Bill Cosby,…
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The First Purge Is Triggering AF, But Y’lan Noel as a New Black Action Star Makes It Worth the Watch
Thank God for black heroes on the big screen! If Black Panther proved anything, it was that we’ve been starving for black action heroes. The Marvel blockbuster hit gave us black hero after black hero and I’m still reeling in the warmth of pride in my chest over Wakanda. The First Purge is certainly no…
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Judge of Characters: We Gotta Be Civil to These Supremacists for What?
Why is it an issue of civility when Auntie Maxine Waters says this to a crowd of people: Let’s make sure we show up wherever we have to show up. And if you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create…
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Are Black Transgender Men Invisible?
Jason Hill and Luckie Fuller are both transgender men with very different experiences of coming out and transitioning. However, both men have one commonality: constantly trying to overcome the invisibility that black transgender men face. Hill and Fuller address common misconceptions and discuss how they first realized their truths. Listen to their stories in the…
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Ericka and Ebony: ‘Our Love Is Not Complicit in White Systems’
“I feel like people don’t hate our love. They hate who we are. I think the world hates black people,” Ericka Hart said. She and her man, Ebony Donnley, share a love that is revolutionary. “I am so used to being hated just by my very existence, that being in partnership with someone and our…
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Can We Live While Black?
It’s no secret that there’s a fear of a black planet. This fear is so pervasive, so insidious, that black people are being reprimanded for merely living. Recently, #WhileBlack has taken off. Social media is bringing attention to various overtly racist instances when existing in white spaces is perceived to be a threat. “I don’t…
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Cynthia Nixon’s Campaign Against White Privilege
Cynthia Nixon is sipping green tea while sitting at the counter in her kitchen in her New York City apartment in lower Manhattan. In her living room, large windows overlooking her neighborhood welcome daylight that reaches into the kitchen. Behind her is an off-white pantry covered with drawings by her 7-year-old son, Max. In between…