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WHERE BLACK POP CULTURE GETS THE THOUGHTFUL CRITICISM IT DESERVES


A LOVE LETTER TO THE WHIMSICAL BLACK GIRL
To all the Black women making weird wonderful.
6 min read
peak cinema


“THE BEAR’S” SYDNEY ADAMU HAS ONE OF THE MOST QUIETLY COMPELLING ARCS IN TV HISTORY
More Sydneys, please.
7 min read


PEACOCK’S “STRUNG” IS A TWISTY THRILLER WORTH GETTING TANGLED IN
The movie’s not subtle. But it does have momentum.
4 min read


8 FILMS THAT CELEBRATE THE MANY MEANINGS OF JUNETEENTH
Liberating stories that redefine the meaning of freedom.
3 min read


HOW THE 25th TRIBECA FESTIVAL BECAME AN UNEXPECTED WIN FOR BLACK STORYTELLING
A powerful celebration of Black stories, Black creators and Black storytellers.
6 min read
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A BLACK-OWNED SUMMER STARTER PACK
A shoppable guide to doing summer right—poolside, beachside, grillside.
6 min read


25 OF THE MOST STUNNING (AND MOST GIFTABLE) COFFEE TABLE BOOKS OF ALL TIME
25 gorgeous, gifting-season-ready picks.
5 min read
fully booked


9 BOOKS FOR THE “LOVE ISLAND” OBSESSED LOVER-GIRLS
For the hopeless romantics who’d absolutely catch feelings in the villa.
3 min read


MARA BROCK AKIL ENTERS HER AUTHOR ERA WITH “THE REVELATION OF DIONNE DAPHNE”
Mara Brock Akil makes her worth-the-wait literary debut.
5 min read


YES, CHEF: 8 BOOKS TO READ WHILE YOU DEVOUR THE FINAL SEASON OF FX’S “THE BEAR”
8 of my favorite books about the messy business of restaurant kitchens.
4 min read


“CALL ME ISHMAELLE” AND OTHER BIPOC REMIXED CLASSICS
Classics refracted through a BIPOC lens.
4 min read

she’s all that.


SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE BLACK WOMEN WHO NABBED 2026 EMMY NOMINATIONS
Rooting for everybody Black. Always.
5 min read


MARA BROCK AKIL ENTERS HER AUTHOR ERA WITH “THE REVELATION OF DIONNE DAPHNE”
Mara Brock Akil makes her worth-the-wait literary debut.
5 min read


NABELA NOOR IS BRINGING HER SOFT LIFE, “POCKETS OF PEACE” GOSPEL TO TUBI
Her version of softness isn't just about a pretty home.
4 min read


EMMA GREDE'S NEW BOOK “START WITH YOURSELF” AIN'T HERE TO BULLSH*T YOU
The Good American and SKIMS mogul is selling practicality not fantasy.
5 min read
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